Chapter 22- The Fortune Telling Girl

Cat: So, another improvised chapter! Sorry about that! I tried! :)

Rena: So, who thinks that the dreamy girl who thinks the main character is their 'special person' from this episode is kind of a rip off of Blair's character from GX? Or is it just me?

Cat: This story is in Yuzu's POV. Please give me some artistic licence. If i put some stuff that isn't in the anime in here, don't flame. There would be no point in reading, if it was just the anime in words.

I locked myself in the bathroom, leaning against the wooden door, then slowly slid down, staring at the ceiling. I was waiting for the waves of panic and insecurity to wash over me. The freezing cold waves of terror that would incapacitate my brain and slowly drown it in its own thoughts.

But, weirdly, it wasn't coming.

I realised that it was like an aftermath of an earthquake. After an earthquake, a tsunami could follow- simple geography. Afterwards, people would wait anxiously, staring at the sea line. It was like I was staring at the pier, waiting for the tsunami that wasn't going to come. I had had the earthquake, sure. I could swear my brain was vibrating against my skull when I saw Yuto again but, for whatever reason, the bigger danger wasn't coming.

I wasn't being swept away.

I stood up, brushing off my skirt. It was the calmest I had felt in days. For some reason… I just didn't care about anything right now. Yuto, Shun, the JYC, anything… I took a deep breath and opened the door. Jumping down the stairs, I began to make dinner, singing along to the radio, as if nothing had happened.

"This card doesn't suit you," Yuto muttered, holding my Fusion card up, so I could make no mistake.

I frowned to myself, while peeling potatoes. What did he mean? I didn't know there were duelling stereotypes… What was wrong with fusion? It wasn't a very legitimate reason in my eyes and I wasn't going to stop just because I didn't 'suit' fusion.

Still, it bothered be slightly. Not like a mini-tsunami, more like staring anxiously at choppy waves, hoping they don't grow bigger.

I turned the radio up louder as the news began. I zoned out and it all washed over me, as I pushed plates into the oven and pulled my oven-gloves off.

"…Adventure calls, and there's nothing to stop you from answering. You'll meet some fascinating new people, and one may wind up having a strong influence on your life. There is a great big world out there, so make the time to go and see some of it!" a girly voice squealed through the machine, the daily fortune-telling superstar Lucy Heartfillia. I rolled my eyes, not believing her. I never believed in horoscopes but for some reason, I always listened to my one anyway.

After leaving everything to boil, I sat down on the sofa, leaning back and relaxing. My dad wasn't home yet, he was still at the duel school. He was probably doing his 'hot-blooded' training and would be exhausted when he got home. At least he would come back to a tasty dinner and a daughter who hadn't vanished for the better part of two weeks.

My disk and my deck were lying on the table, where I had laid them when I got home, still in a zombie-like stupor. I picked up the first few cards and stared at them, wondering if I should do a deck-tidy-up, so it was even better suited to fusion.

"I'm home…" a miserable voice called from the door. I dumped the cards back down on the pile and ran to the door, like I used to do before the duel school, when I had to wait for him to come home every night.

"Hey dad! I'm here!" I waved, sliding into his view. "I'm making dinner but it will take a few more minutes-"

"Yuzu!" his face lit up as he strangled me in a back-breaking hug. "I'm so happy to see you!"

"It's just roast chicken…" I rolled my eyes, smiling slightly.

"Oh my…" I stuttered. "Oh no… You've got to be kidding me…!"

I leapt up and searched around the floor, on the sofa, on the windowsill, in my bedroom, the corridors, the front door but I just couldn't find it.

I couldn't find Fusion anywhere.

I groaned, racking my brains. Where could I have left it!? It was such an important card! I needed it to Fusion summon! To compete in the JYC! To beat Masumi Kotsu! Where did I last have it? Who had it last? Where did I last see it?

"This card doesn't suit you,"

Yuto! He had had it! But what did he do with it?

Oh god, he didn't take it, did he!?

No, he wouldn't. I didn't know him but he didn't seem the type to steal other people's cards… At least, I think…

He must have dropped it back into my pile of cards on the floor of the dock...

But then, wouldn't Yuya have picked it up when he was collecting them?

Maybe it fell a little bit away from the pile and Yuya missed it! I told myself, hopping to my feet and running to the door, pulling on my trainers.

"Where are you going?" my dad yawned, coming down the stairs.

"Yuya's!" I lied immediately.

"Yuya's? But he's duelling today! And aren't you supposed to be at Sora's duel soon?" he asked, scratching his head and staring at the clock.

"Yeah… That's what I meant…" I said, opening the door into the cool morning air, shouting goodbye and tearing down the road faster than I had ever ran.

Arriving at the pier, I stared intently at every spot of ground, trying to find the tale-tale signs of green or brown. However, no matter how hard I looked, I was drawing blank.

I took a deep breath, telling myself to calm down. Fusion cards were quite cheap to buy and, if worst came to worst, a second-hand version would do. I still felt terrible though. Sora gave me that card. I bit my lip. It had to be somewhere.

At that second, I felt my phone vibrating. I pulled it out and was greeted by a very angry Sora down the line. I apologised, insisting that I would be there at his duel as soon as possible, not bringing myself to tell him why I was late.

I took one last forlorn look around the area.

Someone must have it, I thought.

Cat: So, please review :) It means so much to me, seriously, you probably don't understand how happy i am to wake up to emails saying i've had reviews :) it really makes my day! And thank you all for the 100+ reviews! I'm happy to say that they are so much more positive compared to before so i am happy that i am pleasing you guys!

Rena: So, anyone name the different anime reference in this chapter?

Cat: Ummm... Todays question...

Does anyone watch any different anime other than Yugioh? If you don't, no shame, but if you do, what's your favourite?