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Rated M due to language.

"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
/Authors Comments\

~~~Chapter Three~~~

~~~Previous~~~

"So, you quit working?" Yuugi questions Anzu.

"Yeah, if I keep working, I won't have time to spend with you, Yuugi," Anzu admits.

"Really?" Yuugi shyly puts his arms at the back of his head with a laugh.

"Hey, you're late!" Jounouchi shouts from further up the road with his arm in the air. "Look! Opening today is this beef noodle shop; I hear it's delicious!"

The door opens, and Miho and Honda are in the same poses as before. This time, they are both wearing white shirts with black spots like those of a cow, pants, a white hat with a red rim along the bottom, and a red apron with a cow face in the centre.

"Welcome…!" They both started before trailing off.

"Y-you guys still doing that?" Jounouchi questions, speechless.

"But…but…I want new clothes!" Miho admits sheepishly.

"I…I… will fall as far as needed, as long as I'm with Miho-chan!" Honda comments happily

The four of us sighed in disbelief at the pair of them.

~~~Present~~~

When we head to school, Yuugi cheerfully brings his Duel Monsters cards. He wants to show Jounouchi the game. "Duel Monsters?"

Yuugi nods his head happily. "Yeah. I became popular when I was in third grade. It's started to become popular at other schools, too."

Yuugi paces some of the cards on the table in front of him. "Pretty!" Miho exclaims.

"There are thousands of types!" Yuugi admits.

"That many?" Anzu queries.

Jounouchi is looking at the cards he has in his hand. "So…how do you play?"

"This is a card battle game. Look! The defence and attack points are written, right? Further, you fight your opponent's cards on this field." Yuugi adds happily.

"Seems fun," Anzu admits.

Jounouchi puts the cards down and places his hands behind his head. "Really? I don't like these kinds of childish games."

Honda appears behind us wearing a white slash, saying, 'Strong beautification week' and his arms behind his back. "You don't mean 'childish game'…you mean 'game where you use your head'!"

Jounouchi gets out of his seat and moves toward Honda, glaring at him. "Honda…what's that mean?"

Honda turns his head to the side. "As you heard, no secret meanings here."

"You bastard!" Jounouchi curses, fists clenched.

"By the way, what's with the getup?" Anzu asks, pointing at the slash Honda is wearing.

"This? These cards are popular right now, right? With such a collection item…there will be those who'll obtain rare cards through unjust means." Honda comments.

"Really, over these cards?" Anzu questions sceptically.

"No. There are people in America who come here to buy just one card. Jii-chan is also a mania." Yuugi admits cheerfully.

"He is." I agree with a soft chuckle.

Honda appears in front of Yuugi's face. "That's it! As a part of Strong Beautification Week, I will prevent illegal cards."

"Hey! Hey! That's not a 'beautification' person's job, right?" Jounouchi points out.

"A beautification member doesn't just clean the dirty…The first step is to prevent garbage! This is the beautification member's mission! However,…There are few destined for this…No…I am the only one!" Honda bows slightly. "So, I set up Strong Beautification week to fight that…with this, the whole nation…"

"Right, right! Mind if I interrupt?" The teacher states from the front of the class, annoyed. "Today, let's begin by introducing a transfer student."

All of a sudden, my Ladyship appears by itself on my finger. I normally keep it invisible, but it has just undone the spell. My ladyship ring is a gold band with silver vines wrapped around it. The ring itself is silver. The lily's petal is a moonstone, while the gem in the middle is an emerald. Inside the emerald is the image of the Potter family crest.

The Potter family crest is a gold stag with silver lilies wrapped around its antlers. Only one crest is shown at a time, but I mostly keep it on the Potter crest, as that was what Mama and Papa were.

Suddenly, another ring appears on my wedding finger. I try taking it off, but I can't remove it. The band is silver, with three leaves on the left. These leaves have a diamond in the middle. The top of the ring is a bloomed lotus flower with a moonstone in the centre. It is beautiful, but why do I feel I have worn this ring before… long ago?

I snap out of my thoughts when I hear Yuugi speak. "I wonder what kind of kid it'll be? I hope it's a kid who likes games."

"Please come in." The door opens, and the new student is standing there. "He's Kaiba Seto-kun."

He has green hair and brown eyes. His uniform is completely white instead of the usual blue that the rest of the boys wear.

"Kaiba…you mean that…" Miho trails off with Anzu finishing. "…from the top-class amusement industry, Kaiba Corporation?"

"Yes, he's the heir."

"Nice to meet you."

Anzu entwines her hands together. "Wonderful!"

Jounouchi moves his head to the side. "A rich, spoiled brat. I can't stand those."

"Oh! There's space next to Yuugi." The teacher states.

Yuugi looks at Kaiba as he walks over. "Hey!"

Kaiba looks at the floor, picks up the card, and holds it to Yuugi. "Duel Monsters, right? Yours?"

"Thanks. Are you into games?" Yuugi questions.

A fake smile appears on Kaiba's face. "Yeah! I love them!"

~~~End Of School~~~

We wait as Yuugi speaks to Kaiba through the car window. "See you, Yuugi-kun. I'll be waiting, so definitely come."

Yuugi agrees cheerfully. "I'm going!"

The car drives off. "What a great car!" Miho praises.

"Hey, Yuugi. You're getting along already?" Anzu questions.

I narrow my eyes at the car before looking at Yuugi. "You made a new friend?"

A smile appears on Yuugi's face. "Kaiba-kun is going to show me his card collection."

"Kaiba-kun's house? Miho wants to go, too!" Miho says happily.

"Let's all go! I'm sure he'd be pleased! I'm sure looking forward to it!" Yuugi suggests happily.

~~~Kaiba's House~~~

Kaiba's home is a large mansion with a fountain in the middle of the garden, hedges, and trees surrounding it. My mansions are much larger, though they are all on lockdown, and only I can get in using my magic and my ladyship ring.

"Hey! Isn't there some law against an individual having such a large house!" Jounouchi demands.

"Of course not!" Anzu denies.

Honda bikes up with Miho sitting on the back. Honda is breathing heavily and takes a few breaths.

"Not taxi, right?" Anzu questions.

Kaiba's voice comes from the intercom. "Hey, everyone. Glad you made it. Please come in."

The gates open, and we head over to the doors. "Wow!" Yuugi exclaims, amazed.

The doors open, and the others make a sound of amazement. Kaiba is standing in front of the door with maids wearing blue uniforms holding a gold circular tray behind him.

"Everyone came? I'm so pleased." Kaiba comments with another fake smile on his face.

Kaiba leads us through the hallway of his mansion. "What an amazing mansion!" Anzu praises.

"It's no big deal." Kaiba states.

Jounouchi has his arms folded behind his head and a scowl on his face. "If this is 'no big deal,' what would mine be?"

Anzu chuckles slightly as Honda walks up to Jounouchi. "Jounouchi, jealousy is most unsightly."

Jounouchi grabs hold of Honda's collar. "Honda! You saying that hella pisses me off! "

"You're too loud." I scold softly.

Anzu puts her hand on each of their chests and pushes them away from each other. "Hey, you guys! Can you at least act properly here?"

Kaiba laughs. "It's alright. It's more fun if it's lively."

Yuugi and I follow behind Kaiba. The rest stay behind briefly before quickly catching up as Kaiba opens a door. "Come, Yuugi-kun. This is my card collection."

"Wow!" Yuugi exclaims, amazed once more.

"What are those?" Anzu asks, looking at the trophies.

Kaiba follows Anzu's gaze. "It's from when I won the Duel Monsters national tournament."

"Won?" the five of them exclaim in surprise.

Honda snaps out of shock and places his hand on Jounouchi's right shoulder. "Give it up. He's way above you." He warns.

Miho walks up to Kaiba. "Kaiba-kun! Instead of the cards…tell us about your amusement parks."

Honda is quick to appear at Miho's side. "Miho-chan, I have some tickets…"

"I'll make a reservation for you at an amusement park," Kaiba suggests.

Miho lets out a cheer as she hugs him. "You're the best!"

This set Honda off. His eyes are twitching with his teeth and fists clenched. There is an illusion of a large blue flame surrounding him. I don't think Honda will stick up for him now if Jounouchi talks badly about him.

Kaiba walks towards Yuugi after getting Miho to let go of him. "That's right, Yuugi-kun; I bet you have some rare cards."

"I don't have any." Yuugi denies.

"Hey. Didn't you say earlier that your Jii-chan had an amazing card?" Anzu queries.

"Grandfather's card?" I repeat. I look down at Yuugi, who looks up at me hesitantly.

"I'd definitely like to see," Kaiba states with a look in his eyes, something that I do not like. Not one bit.

"Yuugi! Show it to him right away!" Jounouchi encourages.

"Yeah! Yeah!" Honda agrees without hesitation.

Yuugi briefly rubs the side of his head before poking two fingers together shyly. "Then…"

"Thank you. I look forward to it." Kaiba states with a fake smile on his face again.

~~~At Game~~~

Yuugi tells Grandfather about why we were all there. Grandfather lets out his usual laugh. "My best card?"

"Jii-chan, please, can you show it?" Yuugi begs.

Kaiba bows his head slightly. "Please, definitely show it!"

Grandfather lifts his finger in the air as he laughs. "Look like I've got no choice! It'll be a moment. Where is it…Here it is." He brings out a card with a blue dragon on it.

A shocked look quickly appears on Kaiba's face, and he leans forward to get a closer look.

Miho looks disappointed by the card. "What? I thought it'd have diamonds or jewels attached to it!"

"It's no different from the others." Jounouchi agrees in the same tone of voice.

"Right." Honda agrees, confused.

Grandfather lifts his hand. "You guys don't get it. It's called Blue Eyes Dragon. It's so powerful that its production was cancelled. Manias would drool at this super rare card!"

"Saying it that way makes it seem more moving." Anzu acknowledges in awe.

Honda bangs his hands on top of the counter. "Oji-san! This kind of card is the most dangerous! As a beautification member, I must warn you! Please turn it over for safekeeping!"

"Why would a beautification member care?" Grandfather asks.

"True…"Honda agrees, sweatdropping.

"Oji-san!" Kaiba calls, getting our attention. He walks forward and places a briefcase on the counter. "Th-that Blue-Eyes Dragon…please take all these cards in a trade for it!"

The others let out a sound of shock. "Amazing!" Jounouchi exclaims, surprised.

"No." Grandfather denies it straight away.

"The refusal was also amazing!" Jounouchi exclaims, surprised again.

"There's no way…?" Kaiba asks, sounding upset, real this time.

"Kaiba-kun, right?" Grandfather questions, laughing. "I understand how you feel, but…I'm not keeping the card because it's rare…This card is something given to me by a good friend in America. It's a treasure filled with memory. There is no way I can part with it. Plus, truly precious treasures have your heart in it. This card, too. That's why Kaiba-kun, too…you should cherish each card in your trunk."

"You're right." Kaiba agrees, though I can tell it sounds fake. "I was mistaken." He closes the briefcase, picks it up, and walks to the door. "I think I'll go home now."

As soon as Kaiba shuts the door behind him, Jounouchi leans against the counter with a large smile. "Jii-san, you said something great!"

Miho lunges forward and hugs Grandfather. "I see you in a new light!"

Later that night, Yuugi got a phone call from Kaiba, but I was tired, so instead of finding out what he wanted, I went straight to bed, falling asleep as soon as my head hit my fluffy pillow.

~~~Next Day~~~

~~~Before School~~~

Yuugi is showing Jounouchi and Honda how to play Duel Monsters. "Take your cards from the pile one by one."

"Then I'll start." Honda picks up a card. "Zombie! Attack points 800. Of course, I place it in the graveyard field."

"I'm next." Jounouchi picks up his card. "Dark Dragon! Attack points 1500! Alright! I win!"

Honda bows his head in defeat. "I lost!"

"Nope! Honda-kun wins." I point out softly.

"Why?" They both question.

" Zombie's attack and defence are weaker than the Dark Dragon. But its field is the graveyard. Zombie's power is doubled. Pick the right field and your card's attack points go up." Yuugi points out.

"Shit!" Jounouchi states, annoyed, as he drops the cards he was using on the table.

"My cards have the beautification's heart within them!" Honda teases.

"A beautification like you in a zombie would be pretty dirty," Jounouchi states, annoyed.

Honda curls his fingers around his chin with a chuckle. "Don't be a poor loser."

Anzu and Miho walk into the classroom. "Good morning!" Miho greets as cheerful as always. "Jounouchi-kun and Honda-kun have started Duel Monster, too?"

Anzu closes her eyes as she lifts her hands in the air. She shrugs slightly. "Yeah, they want to challenge Kaiba-kun."

They point at one another and speak at the same time. "That's THIS guy!" They both stand up and glare at each other. "What?"

They go quiet when Kaiba walks into the room. "Good morning, Yuugi-kun."

"Kaiba-kun!" Yuugi says happily.

"By the way, about the phone call last night…" Kaiba trails off.

Yuugi puts his bag on the desk and opens it. "Yeah. I asked Jii-chan, and he let me borrow it for the day."

"Thank you! I wanted to see this again so badly! He taught me to love cards." Kaiba states.

Yuugi takes out the card and hands it over to Kaiba. "Here! Blue Eyes Dragon."

"Wow! Amazing each time I see it!" He places his right hand in his back pocket. "Thanks." He goes to hand it back but drops it on the ground. "Sorry! Sorry!" He leans down to pick the card up, but I notice that he switches the card with another, no doubt a copy. "Here. This card…it only shines when the rightful owner has it."

Kaiba leaves the room, followed by the others. I have to stay behind briefly to get some books from the library in different languages, such as Arabic and a book on Egyptian hieroglyphics.

I sense Yuugi in danger again, and I quickly rush up to the school roof to see Jounouchi and Honda knocked out on the ground, and a man just knocked Yuugi out. I catch him before he falls to the ground and places his head on my lap.

The golden eye appears on Yuugi's forehead again. When his eyes open, they are red instead of violet. He looks at me briefly before sitting up, his hands on my legs. "Whether it's 'no use' or not…let's find out." He states as he stands up. He places his hand in front of me and helps me stand up before reluctantly letting go.

We both leave the roof (after he beats the men up and I kick them in their private areas) and head down to where Kaiba is walking towards his car. "Kaiba!" He turns to look at Yuugi. "Now…It's game time."

Kaiba takes a step back in surprise. "Yuugi."

We head into a classroom where the Duel Monster cards are set up. Yuugi and Kaiba sit at the desk while I sit at the table at the side, where I can see everything.

Kaiba has his arms folded across his chest, an aura of cockiness surrounding him. "Yuugi. You know you're challenging a Duel Monsters expert. Think you can win?"

Yuugi also has his arms folded across his chest, and an aura of confidence surrounds him. "I don't know. However, this Duel Monsters game…will be different from before."

"Ohh. I'll look forward to it, Yuugi."

"We'll each have 40 cards. Life point, two thousand points. You lose when it hits zero. Game…Start."

Kaiba picks up his first card. "I'll start first. Level 5 Gargoyle. I place him on the Dark Forest field!" The ground starts shaking. "What?"

Green smoke comes from the card, and the image of the Gargoyle appears, banging its fists against its chest before letting out a roar.

"It can't be!"

"Didn't I tell you? 'This game would be different from all others'. I block your attack with this card. Dark Dragon. I place it on the lake field." The image of the Dragon appears in front of the Gargoyle. "Battle!"

The Dragon lets out a fire, surrounding the Gargoyle's body, and quickly destroys it. He is now down to 1500 life points. Kaiba clenches his fist when it does. He looks down at the card as smoke disappears back inside before the card disappears. "The card…?"

"That's right…The losing card is destroyed. This is…a Duel Monsters Yami game duel!"

Kaiba has his head lowered as his shoulders shake in a silent laugh. He looks up with a smirk on his face and fists clenched. "Interesting! Very interesting, Yuugi! This is the ultimate game that I've been searching for! However,…this duel won't last very long." He picks up another card. "One of the strongest, rare cards…Minotaurus! His field is the desert! Go!"

The Dragon sends a blast of fire toward Minotaurus, which he blocks with his axe. "It's no use. Minotaurus' attack and defence are higher than the Dragon's!" Minotaurus swipes his sword before him, destroying Dark Dragon and lowering Yuugi's life points to 1500. "So…Pull your next card. You won't find a card better than Minotaurus so quickly."

Yuugi picks up the next card. "Holy Elf." A lady wearing a loose blue dress across the shoulders with green hair appears with her eyes closed and fingers entwined and resting against her chest. Yuugi places Holy Elf in a defence position.

Kaiba does the same with Minotaurus and sets one card. Yuugi picks up his next card. "The next card…Wight!" Yuugi passes his turn, and Kaiba picks his next card.

"So here I come. It's the magic card I put down earlier. Growth! Minotaurus' attack power is further increased. Any monster you pick will be useless!" Minotaurus swipes at the Holy Elf, knocking her over and destroying her. Kaiba laughs. "No card you pick can beat Minotaurus! Give it up, Yuugi. It's over. Now…pull your last card!"

Yuugi reaches for his next card. "Of course, I'm not giving up."

"Fine with me."

Yuugi looks at the card before looking at Kaiba. "I also have a super-powerful card in my hand…Summon Demon! The field: Dark Forest."

"What? One of the best five rare cards?"

Summon Demon is a large purple figure made out of bones. Minotaurus is easily destroyed with one blow. "Of course, Minotaurus is no match…"

Kaiba is lowered to 1200 life points. "One of my best cards…Minotaurus…"

Yuugi lets out a slight chuckle. "We no longer know how the game is going…There's no card you can pull."

Kaiba takes a card out of his pocket. "That's not true. What controls this game isn't the heart…it's tenacity!" He places the card sneakily at the top of the pile before picking up the same card. "Blue-Eyes Dragon!"

"So, you are, after all…"

"Of course, the field is the Lake!" The White Dragon with blue eyes appears out of the water. "Go, Blue-Eyes Dragon!" Kaiba laughs as Yuugi's life points are lowered to 50 when he suddenly stops when Blue-Eyes Dragon begins roaring. "What's going on? Finish him!"

The Millennium Puzzle glows gold slightly as Yuugi points at Kaiba. "Kaiba. You don't get it, do you? You don't understand why Blue-Eyes Dragon doesn't attack. It's because your heart isn't in that card!"

"Wh-what?"

"I can see it. It's Jii-chan's heart in that Blue-Eyes Dragon."

"It can't be…Blue-Eyes Dragon is disappearing?"

"It's fate to fight…and loyalty to Jii-chan is clashing. It eliminated itself as a resolution."

Kaiba holds the card in disbelief. "That's impossible! The Cards possess no will of their own!" The card disappears from his hand.

"Think that if you want. The card I've picked…is Revive the Dead! It can revive one monster, whether enemy or friend."

"What? That card…!"

"And of course, I revive…Blue-Eyes Dragon. It's over, Kaiba. Any card you pick is useless."

This lowers Kaiba's life points to 100. He scoffs before picking up his next card. "I can't lose! Gremlin! No! This is just a weakling! Wait a moment…the field that draws the most power from a gremlin is…There! Split the Land!"

"What?" Yuugi, for once, exclaims, surprised.

Kaiba laughs as the field is split in two. "If the field is split, the duel becomes a draw! We will meet again!" A large cloud of smoke surrounds Kaiba.

When the smoke disappears, Kaiba is gone, and the table they were using is destroyed. "Just as expected from the one called Duel Monsters Expert…picking that card in the end." The Blue-Eyes Dragon card is on the floor. Yuugi leans down to pick it up. "Jii-chan's heart…I've retrieved it."

Yuugi passes out, and when he opens his eyes, they are violet. It is the real Yuugi back in place. "Yuugi!" I call out softly.

"Isis-nee!" Yuugi calls back.

I let out a sigh. "Let's head back home."

We head home, and Yuugi quickly passes the card back to Grandfather.

~~~Next Day~~~

Anzu and Jounouchi are walking with Yuugi and me after finishing school. "I'm glad you found your Ojii-chan's card."

"It's thanks to Jounouchi-kun and Honda-kun."

"We didn't do a thing." Jounouchi denies. "But just who did…?" He mutters in wonder.

We hear Miho cheering and look to see her holding onto Honda's waist as he rides his bike. "This is better than a taxi!"

"R-really?" Honda looks and sees us standing in front of them. "W-we have something to do together."

"Honda-kun, go faster!"

"Right!" He agrees.

As they ride past us, it isn't long before they both scream. They crash into the pole and fall to the floor, Miho landing on top of him; both eyes turn into swirls.

"Y-you okay?" Anzu asks.

Honda and Miho aren't listening. "So happy…"

Yuugi rubs the back of his head, laughing slightly. "That's nice."

"One merit…Miho-chaaan…Miho-chan."

"Man…useless beautification guy."

I chuckle softly as neither Honda nor Miho moves to get up off the ground. "As long as they're happy, I suppose."

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