"My best card?" Grandpa asked.
"Grandpa please, can you show it?" Yugi asked. Kaiba bowed.
"Please show it!"
Grandpa laughed. "Looks like I've got no choice!" He said and bent down. "It'll be a moment. Where is it?" He then took out a card with a white Dragon that had Blue eyes… I gasped.
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" I exclaimed. It's even more amazing than I thought! Wait… I am thinking…
"Here it is."
"What!? I thought it had jewels or something attached!" Miho exclaimed.
"It's no different than the others." Joey said.
"Right."
"You guys don't get it." Grandpa said exasperated. I sighed and smacked their heads.
They glared.
"Listen to what Jii-Chan says." I told them.
"It's called Blue-Eyes White Dragon. It's so powerful it's production was cancelled! Mania's would drool at this super rare card!"
"Saying it that way makes it so much more moving!" Tea exclaimed. Tristan slammed his hands on the table and I tuned them out. I was brought back to reality by a big SLAM!
I looked and saw Kaiba's briefcase on the counter.
"Th-that Blue eyes." He said. "Please take all these cards in trade for it!" He lifted the briefcase's lid and we gasped.
"Amazing!" Joey shouted.
"No." Grandpa deadpanned.
"The refusal was also amazing!" Joey exclaimed.
"There's no way?" He asked.
"Kaiba right? I understand how you feel but…" Grandpa began. "I'm not keeping the card because of it's value or strength. I'm keeping it because a dear friend gave it to me. My heart is in this card and that is why I can not bear to part with it."
"Your right. I was mistaken. I think I'll go home now." He said, closed the briefcase, and walked out the door. I blinked and Joey leaned on the counter smiling.
"Grandpa you said something great!" He said. Miho hugged Grandpa.
"I see you in a new light!" She exclaimed. I chuckled.
The next day…
"First take your cards from the pile one by one." Yugi began to explain the rules of Duel Monsters to Joey and Tristan.
"Then I'll start,l" Tristan said. I was watching them, leaning back on my chair, feet on the desk. He drew. "Zombie! Attack points 800. Of course I place it in the graveyard field."
"I'm next." Joey told him and drew. "Dark Dragon! Attack points 1500! Alright! I win!" He shouted and threw a fist in the air. I smiled and rolled my eyes.
"I lost!"
"Not quite Tristan, Joey." I said. They looked at me confused. "It's true that Tristan's zombie is weaker than your dragon but," I pointed at the graveyard field. "But it's field is in the graveyard. So his power is doubled. Therefore, Tristan wins. Pick the perfect field, your attack points go up."
Joey threw his cards down angry. "Shit!" Tristan smirked.
"My cards have the heart of a beautification member within them!" He exclaimed triumphantly.
"You in a zombie would be pretty dirty!" Joey retaliated. Tristan laughed.
"Don't be a poor loser!" Miho and Tea walked.
"Good Morning!" Miho greeted. "Joey and Tristan have started Duel Monsters too?"
Tea lifted her hands. "Yeah, they want to challenge Kaiba to a duel."
The two boys pointed at each other. "That's this guy!" They shouted, stood up and glared at each other. "What!?"
Kaiba walked in and I froze. "Good Morning Yugi." He greeted.
"Kaiba!" Yugi exclaimed.
"By the way… about the phone call last night…" Kaiba trailed off, smiling cruelly.
Yugi walked over to his desk and took out his backpack. "Yeah! I asked Grandpa and he let me borrow it for the day!" He told him.
What to do? What to do? I thought and continued watching the scene in front of me.
"Thank you!" Kaiba said. "I wanted to see this again so badly! He taught me to love cards!"
Bullshit The tough part of me thought. I nodded in agreement. Yugi handed him Blue eyes.
"Here! Blue eyes White Dragon!"
"Wow! Amazing each time I see it!" Kaiba exclaimed looking at it. I watched as he went to hand the card to Yugi but dropped it and switched it out with a fake.
I growled and kicked my feet off the desk. Stop! My inner fangirl screamed. You can't! Yugi needs his arch rival!
"Sorry, here." Kaiba said and Yugi took the card. He looked at it uncertainly. "This card, it shines only when the rightful owner has it."
After school when the bell rang.
"I'll meet up with you later, kay Yugi." I told him. He nodded and walked off waving. I waved back and when he was out of sight caught up with Joey and Tristan.
"Calling me out here…" Kaiba said. "What do you want?"
"Don't play dumb Kaiba." Joey said. I nodded.
"We saw you swipe the cards." I told him, an edge at the end of my voice.
Kaiba's shoulders moved as he was laughing. "How mean. There's no way I'd do that. That'd be stealing!"
"My beautification eyes don't miss a speck of dust! You can't fool me!"
I narrowed his eyes. "And by saying you don't steal is actually saying you beat the crap out of people to take their rare cards right?" I asked. His eyes narrowed and Joey grabbed him by the collar.
"I couldn't stand you from the beginning!" He shouted. Kaiba turned his head smiling.
"You'll regret it." He said and I felt someone grab me from behind. I screamed.
"Naru!" Tristan yelled and Joey turned his head in time to get socked in the face. "Joey!" He glared at the guards. "You bastard!"
"Put me down!" I shouted. Kaiba laughed.
"I hope you don't think badly of me." He said. "Their job is to protect the next President, me." The free guard walked over to them and I was still struggling.
"Shit." Tristan cursed.
"God Damn you! Put me down!" I screamed. There was a gasp.
"Joey! Naru! Tristan!" Yugi shouted.
"Yugi! Get away!"
"Please listen Yugi." Kaiba said. "These three made an unbelievable false accusation!"
Yugi took a step forward. "Did they say you switched my Grandpa's card?" Kaiba's eyes widened and I thrashed around. "I noticed. But… I thought you'd reconsider and return it. You also love games!" Kaiba smiled. "But it seems I was wrong. Give it back! You have the card right? That card is so important to my Grandpa!" He pleaded.
The guard was holding me to tight that it was getting hard to breathe. "Run…!"
Yugi walked forward and placed his hands on Kaiba's arms. "Please give it back! That card is Grandpa's heart!"
Kaiba hit Yugi with his briefcase knocking him into the fence.
"Kaiba…" He mumbled shocked.
"A card as a heart? Ridiculous! A card is a card. When the proper person has it, it's true power is revealed." Kaiba told him. "Tell your Gramps this… Cards are not hearts! You have to have the tenancy to win by all means! I never imagined I'd get my hands on such a great find!" He exclaimed walking away.
"Let.. go… of me!" I shouted as I watched the other guard pick Yugi up and prepare to punch him.
"It's no use boy!" He said and delivered a right hook to his stomach. I flinched and would've said something but was unable to breathe. I was starting to turn blue.
The free guard walked over and looked at me. "What are we going to do about the girl?" He asked.
The guard smiled and squeezed harder. "We can have some fun, before we have to leave. Can't we?" He said unaware of an angry 5000 year old spirit appearing behind him.
"I don't think so… but let's see if it's really no use." I heard and my vision started to turn black. The guard let go off me and I fell to the ground, gasping for air.
I heard screaming and shouts of pain. "Mind Crush!" Was what I heard before my eyes started to close. My breathing slowed down and I was fighting to stay awake.
I felt someone lift me up in a warm embrace. "Didn't I tell you not to put yourself in danger like this?" A voice asked. My eyes closed and everything went black.
I walked into the throne room after waking up in a strange room, chest covered in bandages from where I took the arrow for the Pharaoh's son. I glanced at the King of Egypt.
"Come here." He said. I walked forward making sure to keep my left foot in front of me."Y-yes my king?" I asked.
"I would like to thank you for saving my son, Atem." He told me. I blinked in surprise.
"O-oh! Th-that isn't really necessary. I just did what any other person would do." I replied. His purple eyes gazed at me thoughtfully. Just then a man walked in.
"I'm telling you, the child who saved the Pharaoh's heir is a Goddess!" He shouted. I blinked in surprise.
Sure I'm not from this dimension…or time, but goddess? When he saw me he pointed.
"Over there! She's related to Khonsu I'm telling you! She's as pale as the moon!" He screamed. The guard hit him with the back of his spear.
"Silence! That child is no Goddess!" He yelled. "No one has skin the color of the moon!"
"But the monster! She summoned the monsters and saved us!"
"Both of you be quiet!" The Pharaoh ordered. They stopped. The Pharaoh looked at me kindly. "Would you like to stay at the Palace as one of my royal guards?" He asked.I was shocked to say the least. But I nodded.
"That would be…wonderful." I managed. He chuckled.
I suddenly felt pounding on my chest and I began to cough.
"Wake up! Wake up Naru!" I jolted awake at the sound of Yugi's panicked cries. I sat up and looked around. We were the room that Yami dueled Kaiba and Yugi was looking at me worriedly.
"What happened?" I croaked. He sighed in relief and bear hugged me. I started to turn blue again.
"N-no hugs right now." I said. "M-Maybe later." He let go and nodded.
What a weird dream. I thought. Yugi helped me balance when I stood up and we walked around till we found Tea and Joey.
After some fussing about what happened to me and if I was okay we headed home.
"I'm glad you were able to get your Grandpa's card back Yugi." Tea told him. Yugi smiled.
"It's thanks to Joey, Tristan and Naru." He said.
"We didn't do a thing." Joey said. I nodded.
"I was being held captive the whole time."
"But I wonder who did?" Joey wondered scratching his chin confused. I laughed nervously having a pretty good guess about who did.
"Yoo Hoo!" Some one shouted. It sounded like Miho. We turned our heads to see Miho and Tristan riding a bike. "This is better than a taxi!"
"R-Really!?" Tristan asked. He noticed us and explained. "We have something to do together."
"Tristan go faster!" Miho told him.
"Right!" He began to peddle faster and I flinched when they crashed.
"A-are you okay?" Tea asked. Miho was on yop of Tristan who was smiling dizzy.
"So happy…" He mumbled. Yugi chuckled and put a hand behind his head.
"That's nice…"
"Man! Useless beautification guy!" Joey complained. Just then I realized something.
"God damn it I missed the duel!" I shouted angrily.