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Honestly you couldn't have been more happier than you are now.

The last time you were this happy was when you finally got permission to join Duelist Kingdom, and that wasn't recent.

You silently approached Kaiba's desk and took the disc, "So rather than telling me about this tournament, you had me wait until you announced it, and waited for me to approach you, just to exclusively give me a disc?" You raised an eyebrow as you took the disc from the suitcase,

"I felt due to you being a special guest, you should be given special treatment. And knowing you would head out downtown, I can't have you going around and telling certain people about my tournament, so I had to keep it classified from you for quite a while." Kaiba answered with a small smirk.

Dick.

"But he's right"

Shut up.

"It's what I do best."

You could feel the sarcasm.

Shrugging it off, you thanked Kaiba and turned to leave the office,

"(y/n)." Kaiba called you. You turned around and looked at him,

"...just because you're here with me doesn't mean you're anything special. You're still going to play with the rules like any ordinary player." He spoke with narrowed eyes,

"Don't need to tell me twice." You scoffed in response and left his office.

Man, his ego is shining like a diamond now a days.

"(y/n)!" You heard Mokuba call with excitement. You turned around and saw Mokuba running over to you, filled with pure excitement and joy,

"You got a disc! You're entering the tournament!"

"You thought I wouldn't?" You put your hands on your hips, "Such cruel thinking!"

"Aha, I knew you would, how could you miss this chance!" Mokuba laughed, "You think you're going to make it to the finals?"

"Of course!" You nodded and ruffled his hair. "What, you think I'm a newbie?"

"I've never seen you actually duel before." Mokuba frowned. You frowned and took a deep breath,

"Because I was dragged around by people and kept in a cage like, all day?" You frowned,

"Ooh, I know how that feels." Mokuba sighs, "Believe me, I do."

"Aha, buddies." You fist bumped Mokuba and walked to your room,

"Have fun, okay?!" Mokuba called out,

"I will~" You nodded and waved him a farewell for the night. You walked in your room and sat on your bed to carefully examine the new disc Kaiba gave you.

Finally, you had the chance to battle.

You only had one battle back in duelist kingdom, and that person surrendered because they felt they weren't strong enough to continue.

That made you feel horrible because they were in fact a good duelist.

You put the disc on your desk and took off your eyepatch. Before heading to bed, you took one good look at your cursed eye.

Why me?

When you woke up, you hopped out of your bed, put your eyepatch on with some clothes, and ran outside. Although you have 6 more days before the tournament begins, you gotta at least check it out with Yami.

....Yami.

You meant Yugi, right?

....Yami.

Why were you more excited to see Yami? He's only a spirit, right?

You walked out of KaibaCorp and walked through the streets, hoping to find anyone that you recognized. You saw duelists left and right holding onto the box containing the disc Kaiba modified. They looked rather excited to start, their eyes shining in excitement and happiness as they showed off they were apart of the Battle City Tournament.

"Look at them, those stupid beings all excited makes me wanna puke.." It shuddered, "Where's the agony? The anger? The horror?"

People want to be happy, like I am at the moment.

"You act as though you're going to stay happy."

You stopped walking and stared at the ground. Biting you lip, you decided to ignore the comment and continued walking your way.

"Where are you even going? You have no idea where you're headed."

Well, it's worth the adventure.

"You're weird."

Coming from the Seal with a voice.

"Oh please, you like it."

Gods no.

It wasn't long before you heard your name being called. Blinking, you turned around to find a small shop not far from where you stood, known as Kame Game. The voice came from the window, and upon looking at who it was, you smiled.

"Hey, Yugi!" You greeted,

"What are you doing here?" Yugi asked,

"I was actually looking for you," You put your hands on your hips,

"Me or Yami?" Yugi smirked, "Cause you seemed quite comfortable with Yami~"

"Oh shut it," You sneered, "Both of you."

"Aha, figured." Yugi laughed, "Come on in, I'll meet you downstairs!" Yugi gestured for you to come inside the store. You nodded and walked in the store. It was a nice, simple store holding duel cards. It wasn't as packed as you expected, given the tournament is almost around the corner. It wasn't long before you heard rapid steps coming from upstairs. It wasn't long before you saw the little King of Games running over to you with a big smile,

"So? How did everything go with Kaiba?" Yugi asked,

"He actually gave me a disc. He wanted to 'exclusively' give me one." You rolled your eyes and quoted Kaiba's statement from the night before. Yugi laughed,

"Yeah, sounds like him." He nodded his head, "Oh, have you met my grandpa?"

"Your grandpa?" You blinked, "Oh, I haven't."

"You didn't-!?" Yugi gasped, "You have to now! Grandpa! (Y/n)'s here!"

"Oh, (y/n)?" You heard an old man's voice come from upstairs, "I'm coming, I'm coming, hold on a second."

Coming from downstairs was a short, old male, with almost the same look as Yugi - his hair structure was the same except the color was a light grey than a strict blonde, and his eyes were the same violet-eyes Yugi has.

"Ah, you must be (y/n)," The old man said with a gentle smile, "I am Solomon Motou, Yugi's grandpa." He took his hand out,

"Nice to meet you, I'm (y/n) (l/n)," you gave a small bow and took his hand. You could tell he looked rather pleased with your introduction, "You know, Yugi talked a lot about you the past few weeks,"

"Ah, really?" You blinked. Yugi turned red,

"G...Grandpa you're making it sound bad..."

"Am I? Ah, I apologize, this is the first time you're here, right?" Solomon asked,

"Well, it's the first time I am here alone," You answered, "My grandfather comes here for business and takes me along with him."

"Ah, is that right? What business?" Solomon asked,

"Ah, he works on duelist cards, his company is known as 'The Card's Chalice'." You answered and watched Solomon's face light up.

"Really?!" Yugi gasped, "That's one of the most successful companies relating to duel monsters, even close to KaibaCorp! Wow...no wonder Kaiba took you the moment he saw you back at Duelist Kingdom..."

"Mhm, my grandfather is good friends with him," You nodded,

"...Kaiba has friends?!" Yugi appeared to be more shocked of that than the fact your grandfather holds one of the most successful duelist companies.

"I think it's more of mutual respect of one another..." Solomon sighed,

"Maybe?" You shrugged, "Never seemed to care about that."

"Hey Yugi!" You heard a familiar female call from front of the store. You turned around and saw Tea walking in with a closed eye smile,

"How's it go-" She stopped when she saw you, "...(y/n)!"

"Really? (y/n)?!" You heard another voice peep from behind and saw Joey spring up with a big smile, "Is it really her? Ahhh it is! Hey (y/n), it's been a while!" Joey ran over to you and held both your hands. "How's it going? It must've been hell back at Kaiba's, you poor thing."

"(y/n)!" You heard Tristan call for you. You leaned over to see him walk up to you with a smile, "How's it hanging?"

"Well, everything is going fine." You sighed, "And Kaiba was fine as well."

"Did he treat you like crap?" Joey asked,

"No, he didn't. He was occupied with the tournament." You sighed, "I was with Mokuba most of the time."

"Ya gotta like Mokuba." Tristan sighed, "He's the best out of those 2."

"Right? That darned Kaiba.." Joey gritted his teeth upon mentioning Kaiba. Your eye caught Tea and Yugi talking, and Tea didn't look really happy with him.

"We were actually going to register Yugi and I over to the Battle City Tournament, did you register?" Joey asked,

"As a matter of fact, Kaiba 'exclusively' gave me a duel disc and already registered me." You quoted Kaiba's words yet again and watched Joey and Tristan cringe.

"That sounds like something he would say." Joey muttered, "But do come with us for our registration, come ooonnn!" Joey nudged your elbow,

"I'll come, I'll come." you nodded and watched Joey's eyes light up within an instant.

"Alrighttt! Ya hear that guys, (y/n) is gonna watch me get registered!" Joey cheered,

"Is she going to register?" Tea asked,

"She already is, ya know, thanks to Kaiba's hospitality." Joey responded, "Now let's go~!" Joey took your arm and walked you out the store with Tristan following. You glanced again to find Tea talking with Yugi as they left the store.

I wonder what they are talking about...

You walked in the store and watched Joey get declined by the man behind the desk. But surprisingly, the man said there was a small malfunction and gave him the disc, which left Joey extremely happy. You watched Joey with a small smile, honestly you could feel his enthusiasm about this tournament despite his enemy being the host. Eventually, Tea caught up to you and talked to you with a small smile on her face, and it wasn't long before the sun set, and Joey had to leave.

"The hospital?" You blinked,

"Yeah, remember how Joey got the money?" Yugi reminded you, "He used the money for his sister's operation, and she really wants him there before the operation begins."

"Oh yeah!" Your mind clicked and you smiled at Joey, "Well, tell her I said good luck,"

Joey smiled.

He ran off into the dark towards the hospital, leaving you with Tristan, Yugi, and Tea.

"I heard his mother is going to be there..." Yugi mumbled,

"That's right, she is." Tristan nodded,

"Ah, is that right? Well that's good." You sighed with relief,

"Well, I would've said the same if his mom wasn't the reason Joey and his sister split." Tristan sighed. You blinked and stared at Tristan in shock,

"Wait, what?"

"Yeah, his mom separated Joey and his sister, and he hasn't seen her since." Tristan explained

"That would be 7 years!" Yugi gasped,

"Yeah...and I'll do my best to have that family stick together once again!" Tristan emotionally said as he had a clenched fist,

"You sure you're going to do that, Tristan?" Tea giggled,

"I'm sure he will, especially since he is doing it to impress Joey's sister, Serenity." Yugi laughed.

Tristan frowned with his cheeks tinted red.

You laughed.

As you, Yugi, and Tea walked down the streets, you eventually told them it's time for you to split. You knew if you stayed too long, Kaiba would be making his grand entrance, all pissed that you were out around Yugi for too long.

"Ah, really?" Yugi frowned, "Then meet me at the usual, at Kame Game, alright?"

"Alright." You nodded,

"You know the way, right?" Yugi asked,

"Yup." you nodded

"Alright, I'll head on, come on, Tea." Yugi waved at you, "See you, (y/n)!"

"See you." You gave Yugi a gentle smile and headed along your own way silently.

Strangely, the seal said nothing.

Few days have gone by, and it wasn't long before the tournament began. You were practicing with the disc, with given permission from Kaiba for experimental purposes. It wasn't long before you were up and ready for the tournament to start.

"Wait, before you head off and duel until you collapse," Kaiba stopped you and gave you a small glass pane with a small chip in the bottom left corner,

"What's this?"

"It will be useful when you win tournaments, you know." Kaiba smirked at you, "Now go have fun." Kaiba shooed you off,

"Care to explain this to me before I leave?" You asked with an eyebrow raise, "It's what I need, especially after the countless times you've called me for experiments."

Kaiba rolled his eyes, "This chip gives you the location to somewhere very special. Win the whole map by winning the duels and getting the loser's chip. Simple." Kaiba bluntly responded.

You sighed, better than nothing.

You took off and started to duel, it wasn't long before the familiar thrill came back over to you, as you beat people left and right and getting the chips you need.

Until....it happened.

You were walking by the streets with a huge smile, it has been so long since you've been this excited throughout your life, you knew you had to share it with someone. You ended up finding Joey and Tea talking with someone new. Your eye lit up upon seeing them, finally, someone to talk to! You approached them with a big smile on your face,

"Jo-"

"Stay away."

You felt a familiar force push you back and you let out a small yelp. It caught the attention of Joey and Tea, who stared at you in shock,

"(y/n)!" Tea shouted,

Then, it happened.

A group of people dressed in capes swooped in and captured Tea and Joey, along with the new person. You tried to get up, but the pressure was too harsh on your chest, you already knew what caused the pressure.

"Let them go. I am not letting anything happen to you."

"(y/n)! Stay away! Run!" Joey screamed, "They are too dangerous, stay away!"

"J...Joey.." You winced and watched these caped men pull the 3 away from your sights, along with the pressure against your chest. You took heavy breaths and watched the darkness hovering you, where Tea and Joey were forced into.

You got up and tried to run after them, but that same familiar force pushed you back once more.

daMNIT LET ME GO!

"You'll thank me later for this." It hissed in reply, "You think I am going to let you blindly run into trouble?"

But...they need me-

"No. I need you. To Stay. Where you Are."

You forced yourself up and looked around the area, surly there must be another way to get to them!

Damnit if only you knew the map structure of this place, you could find some way to catch up without directly following them - !

You got to find a way. You looked around and ran down the street and into an alleyway. Maybe there's a way to go around them.

Relying on your instincts and not the Seal hissing, you ran down the alleyway blindly, just as the Seal said you would be.

Your stamina began to ran low, as you dropped to your knees. You took heavy breaths and looked around to fin yourself in a small area that had bones surrounding you. Not far looked to be another dead end, so you failed once again. You ran blindly for around an hour or so and found yourself to realize Domino City is like a maze and you should've gotten a map.

You slowly got up and looked behind you, welp, if this isn't the way, surly there is some other way -

"Hey, you." You heard someone call your name. You froze and watched 2 men in capes emerge from the darkness.

Oh God...they looked like exactly like the ones who took Tea and Joey-

"Wh...Where are Joey and Tea?" You whispered out of breath,

"They'll be fine..." The man smirked, "...do you want to join them?"

You stiffened and watched them slowly approach you,

"...I want to rescue them from your ass." You clenched your fists,

"Not to worry, they won't be harmed, we just need them." The man on the left assured in a playful voice,

"With force, nothing wrong about that." You sarcastically noted.

"Just don't move, make things easier for us." The man on the right said as both men lunge at you. You were going to fight back, however, due to you using all your strength with running, you weren't as strong as you would've been. But that didn't mean you completely gave up. You pushed one man aside but got punched by the other, knocking you down to the floor. Clenching your fist and gritting your teeth, you kicked the nearest man in the stomach as the other jumped on top of you. That knocked most the air off your lungs and your vision grew hazy almost immediately. You heard the men laugh as one of them yanked off your eyepatch.

That did it.

A bright, green light shined through the whole area as the men jumped off of you,

"Wh...What the-" One man said before it all went quiet.

You slowly sat up to find the 2 men on the floor, not moving at all.

What happened to them.

.....CRUNCH

Your eyes widened upon hearing the noise surge your head. Your whole body vibrated as the noise shot down your entire body. Your hands shot up to your head as your whole body trembled,

CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH

You whimpered as the loud noise continued.

This was all too familiar.

Your eye stung, your back pounded in pain as the crunching noise continued. Your hands shot to your eye as you let out a small yelp.

This was.....all too familiar. You knew exactly what happened to the men.

"....well that was refreshing.."

Your whole body shivered and shuddered, then trembled in fear.

It happened again.

The Seal took the 2 men's soul and ate them.

"I told you, didn't I? I am not letting anything happen to you until you finish what you're meant to do."

My God...leave me alone...

"You know that's never going to happen...."

You bit your lip and stared at the bodies. After moments of silence, a noise broke through that caused your skin to go pale.

You heard a helicopter lurking nearby.

If anyone saw you with 2 dead men on the floor...

With the pain and fear in your body surging through your body, you forced yourself up and lunged yourself behind one of the big boxes that lurked in the dark. Surely enough, you could feel the helicopter lurking above, and just knowing someone witnessed the 2 bodies made you cover your face from above.

"...Her tracking device leads us here....but she isn't here..."

That voice....

You perked up upon hearing that voice, you recognized the obnoxious attitude from the tone of the voice.

That's Seto Kaiba.

Your whole body shrunk out of fear of being noticed by Seto Kaiba, especially now.

"Damn...(y/n)! Where are you!"

That's another person, another person who you recognized almost immediately. Your eyes widened as your whole body began to pound out of fear and the pain given from the Seal.

"What the hell happened here.." Kaiba mumbled.

Your breathing stopped. Your whole body stopped functioning. Tears automatically went down your cheeks and you couldn't move at all.

Oh God...oh God....oh God oh God Oh God oh God-

"...(y/n)?" You heard the other voice call from right behind you.

You stiffened, already feeling the gaze going to you. Your head slowly averted above you to see him looking at you with concern and relief,

"....(y/n)..." Yami mumbled with a gentle voice. He walked around the box and knelt down in front of you. Immediately you covered your face, no...you didn't want him to see you like this, especially without the eyepatch on you.

"S...Stay away.." You lightly whispered, "....I....I am......n...not.."

His crimson eyes softened a little upon seeing you in a wreck.

"I....I don't want it to take you too..." Your voice whimpered softly as your hands were tight around your face.

You don't want anything to take him away. You knew once the Seal had one soul it would want more.

Not him...please not him.

Yami slowly reached out to you and gently touched your shoulders. Upon seeing you flinch, he stopped for a while, then slowly pulled you to his chest.

"...I am not going anywhere and you're not going to take me." Yami whispered in your ear. He could feel your whole body tremble and that hurt him. He wrapped his arms around you tightly and lightly pressed his cheek against your forehead.

"...Kaiba, you have a first aid kit in the chopper, right?" Yami asked and looked at Kaiba who watched the scene silently.

"...I'll be back with it." Kaiba sighed and went up the ladder.

Yami's eyes softly went down to you and gently whispered assurance that he wasn't going anywhere.

For the first time in a long time, you felt warmth from someone else.

And you didn't want to let go.

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