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"Is this really it?" You asked as you walked into the giant stadium that looked to be still under construction.

"I guess so, I think I see Kaiba up ahead," Yami peered ahead to see the white-caped man standing with authority over 2 security guards. As if he sensed you and Yami, he immediately spoke to the guards and moments later, all the lights turned on. The overwhelming light made you close your eye as you tried to adjust to the sudden change in brightness.

"Wow...certainly acts like Kaiba too." You mumbled,

"Ah, it's just Yugi and (y/n)." Kaiba huffed as he turned to the both of you, "Not surprised you both would end up here."

"Who else would it be?" You asked,

"I thought I heard something around here so I had the guards turn on all the lights. Turns out it's just you two." Kaiba responded and looked at you, "I assume you have all the location cards?"

"That's why I ended up here." You frowned,

"Hand them over." A guard came forward and both you and Yami pulled out the cards. The guard took them and gave you and Yami an identification card.

"Here are your ID's. Congratulations, you two are officially battle city finalists. Please keep these cards with you at all times." The guard congratulated you and Yami with an emotionless stare.

"YAY!" Mokuba cheered as he ran to you, "I knew you'd pull it off!"

"Why wouldn't I?" You smirked and ruffled Mokuba's hair.

"I hope everyone else makes it here.." Yami stared at his identification card as he bit his lip.

"They will," You patted Yami's back, "Come on, they basically have all the cards. Tea told you that right?"

Yami smiled at you and nodded, "Yeah, she did."

Mokuba smirked, "So, tell me, (y/n), Yugi.." He twiddled his fingers with his smirk growing, "how was your date?"

There was a long pause as Yami immediately covered his red-turning face and looked away. Your face heated up real quick as you bit your lip,

"Th...There was no date though..." You assured,

"You suuureee?" Mokuba hummed with his smirk getting wider, "Cause it's not like Yugi to leave his friends for a girl~"

Yami's whole body turned around, his back now facing Mokuba. You covered your face as your heart bumped up like a racing car.

"Y....y...yeah....h-he just wanted to a...accompany me while I got the chips..." You nodded, "R...right Ya- Yugi..?"

"Y...Yeah..." Yami cleared his throat without turning, "I only accompanied her...no date...none whatsoever."

"Mhmmmmm, right, and Seto doesn't care about me." Mokuba playfully rolled his eyes and elbowed you with a wink.

"Mokuba stop playing around. We have more people coming." Seto interrupted as he watched a familiar group of people walk in.

"It's Tea and everyone else." Mokuba leaned to see who it was as Tea practically ran over to Yami.

"Yugi! It's so good to see- what happened?! Why are you so red?!" Tea shouted out of worry as Joey, Tristan, and a pretty brunette girl walked over to you.

"Hey (y/n)! I heard from Yugi that ya duel pretty- hey what happened?" Joey blinked when he noticed your red face.

"What?" You turned your head,

"Your face is a lil' red." Joey leaned closer to get a better look at you,

"Ahhhh I see what's going on here," Mai came in with a smirk, "So it wasn't just a whole 'observation' move with (y/n) now was it Yugi~?"

You let out a squeak and turned to Mai, "For the gods' sake! I-It wasn't anything like that!"

Yami didn't say a word, he simply covered his face with his hands as Tea blankly stared at you.

It appeared to have clicked with Joey too because he smirked at Yami, "Aaaaaa, I see what's goin' on."

"Yup," Tristan smirked with Joey as he looked between you and Yami.

"Yugi, I'm a bit jealous not gonna lie," Joey chuckled, "I mean, I woulda done da same if I met a girl like (y/n)."

"Joey!" The brunette girl next to him gasped.

"Whaattt? Just sayin'." Joey laughed at the girl as you stared at the new girl. You weren't gonna lie, she does look pretty - she wore a small pink jacket with blue shorts. Joey seemed to notice and smiled,

"Ah, that's right, (y/n) let me formally introduce you to my sister, Serenity." Joey referred to the girl next to him,

"Ah!" It clicked when you realized it was the same girl Joey fought for back at Pegasus' Island, "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise!" Serenity smiled at you and gave a tiny bow.

"(y/n)." You heard Tea call you. You turned to see her staring at you like an eagle,

"...Yes?" You blinked,

"....How were the duels?" Tea asked, "Were they easy for you?"

"Oh...yeah." You nodded, "Why?"

"And that's all you did?" Tea asked,

"Tea, why you gotta be all up in their business?!" Joey came forward with a frown, "Even if Yugi did somethin' with (y/n) it shouldn't botha ya."

"Yeah," A spiky-black haired dude came forward, "Besides, I'd agree with Joey on this one - if I had the chance I would've asked out someone as pretty as (y/n)."

"....and you are?" You bluntly asked the boy. He blinked and laughed,

"Figured. Name's Duke Devlin." Duke introduced himself, "One of Yugi's friends...well, now I am."

"Wh-" Tea turned red, "I-It's not like I am all up in Yugi's business or anything!"

"...May I see your locator cards?" The same guard who took yours and Yami's card came forward, "...Sorry to interrupt this...small fiasco."

"It's a misunderstanding." You quietly corrected the guard as Joey and Mai gave the guard their locator cards.

"I think it's best to stop this 'misunderstanding' then because someone else is coming now." Kaiba bluntly responded as he stared at the entranceway. Everyone soon stopped with the small fiasco and turned towards the entrance hall in silence. Kaiba was right, someone was on their way here.

"...I have a bad feeling about this," You heard Yugi now speak and turned to him. Now you kinda felt bad for Yami, he was unnecessarily put under the light like that.

"Ya think it is that evil creep Marik?" Joey seethed as he walked in front of Serenity.

"It must be one of the finalists," Yugi answered as a tanned man walked into view. He seemed to like the color purple as he wore a purple crop top with beige pants. His ears had golden earrings as so did his crop top and his purple eyes were shining in the light.

You took a step back when he entered the field, there's something off about him.

"Wait a minute!" Joey blinked and ran over to the man, as so did Tea, "It's Namu!"

"yeah! Namu thank you for saving Bakura's life!" Tea thanked with a warm smile,

"Glad I could help. Where's Bakura now?" Namu asked,

"Resting in the hospital." Tea responded,

"Excellent! I'll do anything to help someone in need!" Namu spoke with glee and turned to Joey to talk with him.

Who the hell is this guy and why is he reeking in malice?

"...Who is this?" You asked Yugi,

"No clue." Yugi shrugged and looked at you, "I overheard the name Namu though."

"Same." You nodded, as Yugi walked over to Tea and Joey.

"Yugi, this is our friend Namu, he's the one who saved Bakura's life and he's also a Battle City Finalist!" Tea gleefully introduced.

"Notice how she's all friendly at Namu and they'd just met." The seal murmured. You could practically feel it smirking down on you, "Shows how distorted and how much of an outsider you really are."

Shut up.

"You know I'm right."

"...who is this nice lady?" Namu's question interrupted your little internal discussion,

"Oh! This is (y/n)! She's a really good friend of mine!" Yugi ran to you and stood next to you gleefully, "She is a really good duelist and a finalist like us!"

Your eye noticed another person walking in the field and you leaned over to see a familiar white-haired boy limping over.

"Uh....pardon me interrupting, but isn't that Bakura?" You pointed out as everyone turned over and gasped,

"Bakura?! What are you doing here?!" Yugi asked as he ran over to check on Bakura.

"Bakura ya should really get back to the hospital! How is it that they let you out so soon?!" Joey asked,

"Guys, I'm fine, really." Bakura laughed.

Either you're going nuts or Bakura is the same as Namu. It's almost like how he was back at Pegasus' tourna-

Ah shit. You bit your lip and narrowed your eye, he's the one with the Millenium Ring.

"Things just got interesting. 3 Millenium Items and 3 Egyptian God Cards in one place."

What-

Feeling someone else approach the stadium, you turned to see a big guy covered in a purple cloak. Sitting in the hood appeared to be an Egyptian Eye, as the side of his face showed Egyptian writing.

'He looks like some Egyptian fanboy...' You thought to yourself,

"....This guy looks familiar...and so does that smug look on his face." Joey sneered,

"..State your name." Kaiba growled,

"...My name is Marik." The man introduced himself.

So that's the big guy? You blinked and turned to Namu, then who is this? An apprentice or some sort?

"I'll kick your stinkin' butt Marik!" Joey growled

"Fool, you're no match for me."

"I should disqualify you for kidnapping my brother, but you have something that I want. Just so you know when this is all over your Egyptian God Card will be mine." Kaiba seethed,

"Doesn't look like you have too many friends here tattoo-face!" Mokuba growled,

"Alright, listen up. 8 of 9 finalists are here so I am going to announce this from now. Although your locator cards lead you here, this is not the place where the finals will be at." A guard spoke up,

"The actual place should be arriving soon." The other spoke.

"What, are we gonna be in the air or something?" You asked and turned to Kaiba, who smirked at you.

"...Oh my various gods." You stared at him in shock, "...you didn't."

"I did." Kaiba nodded his head as his smirk grew. Moments later, all the lights went up so everyone could see the giant blimp hovering over. You looked at and laughed,

"Rich boy." You teased,

"You're one to talk." Kaiba raised an eyebrow.

"Wait, we're dueling in the sky?!" Yugi gasped,

"Mhm! 4,000 feet up to be exact!" Mokuba chirped in reply as the entrance to the blimp opened.

"We will depart as soon as the 9th duelist arrives. Climb aboard and watch your step." A guard spoke as he stood by one side of the entrance.

"Ah, before I forget." Kaiba turned to you, "Your grandfather helped me with this tournament, so as gratitude for that, your room will be different from everyone else's." He gave you a golden card.

"Wait Papa helped?" You blinked as you took the card. Kaiba nodded, "I will be personally escorting you to your room, unlike the others."

"WHAT?" Joey gasped, "Wait a minute - (y/n), your grandfather was involved?!"

"To be fair, I didn't know too." you shrugged, "But thanks, Kaiba."

"Wait, hold on." Mai came forward with a frown, "Why does (y/n) get better treatment?"

"It's as I said. Gratitude." Kaiba responded,

"So if (y/n) didn't make it, what would you have done with the room?" Mai asked,

"you talk like (y/n) came here out of luck." Kaiba sneered, "Just so you know, I have dueled (y/n) before. She is a clever duelist, I am not surprised that she made it this far within such a short time."

Mai frowned and looked at you, "Is that right?"

"I can agree with Kaiba on that." Yugi nodded, "(Y/n) really knows how to play, especially if she knows how you play!"

You couldn't help but blush at how these 2 guys are talking about how you duel, "Oh stop it you two." You looked away.

"Oh, and before I forget." Kaiba turned to Tea, Tristan, Serenity, and Duke, "I have a feeling you want to come with us despite not being duelists, right?"

"Is that wrong?" Duke asked,

"I want to see my brother duel. S-So if that's okay with you.." Serenity spoke up.

"Don't care. Go ahead." Kaiba bluntly responded, "Now get in the blimp. (Y/n), with me." Kaiba instructed as he had everyone inside the blimp. 5 minutes go by and the blimp starts to ascend to the sky.

"Yugi," Kaiba turned to Yugi, "I heard that not once you cast your Egyptian God Card since you won it, so I best advice that would change in this final. It's my game Yugi, I want that card. I better see it during the finals so I get to know what I am going to be having my hands on. Just so you know, once I have all the Egyptian God Cards my deck will be unstoppable and I will forever be the King of Games. So prepare to surrender your Slifer the Sky Dragon." Kaiba hissed and turned to Joey, "And as for you, I heard monkeys can't fly, so you better scrap for survival in the finals." He smirked and turned to you, "let's go, (y/n)."

Blinking at Kaiba's egotistical monologue, you mouthed an apology to Yugi and especially to Joey as you followed Kaiba down the halls and over by the first-class quarters. With one swipe of the card, the door opened and you walked in your massive room.

Your room had a whole bar, 2 couches, a kitchen that would fit in an apartment, a walk-in bathroom and closet, and a king-sized bed.

"...Holy shit Kaiba...you popped off." You gasped as you covered your mouth.

"And to prevent any cheating, there's a place where you can put your deck safely without anyone messing it up." Kaiba pointed to the locked chest with at least 2 passcodes. "You can create your own numerical code for both so be sure to remember it. There's also a radio near the front door, press the green button to answer the guards that may come to inform you of guests, and press the red button to unlock the door."

"Damn Kaiba....I-I don't think I-"

"Before you say you don't deserve this, remember both your grandfather and myself planned this for you. We knew you were going to end up in the finals one way or another, and your grandfather and I are in close ties. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to reach this far. So in short, yes, you do deserve this." Kaiba spoke and turned to leave, "You will be called in shortly, so adjust quickly."

With that, he left.

You simply stood in one place, slowly trying to take in this huge room that's all to yourself. How the hell did you even make it here? It literally looks like a rich-ass apartment in here!

"Miss (Y/n)?" Someone over some radio spoke out. You let out a yelp and turned to see the radio go off next to the door. You stumbled over to the radio and pressed the green button,

"Y...Yes?"

"Yugi wants to visit. Permission for him to come?"

"Y-Yes." You nodded and pressed the red button almost immediately. Opening the door, you stepped out to see Yugi walk down the hall in awe.

"Both of you." You referred to both Yugi and Yami, "I don't know what the hell I did to end up here." You spoke with both fear and confusion that made Yugi laugh,

"Oh come on, (y/n), what did they do to your place?" Yugi asked as he peeped in and gasped loudly, "HOLY SHIT (Y/N) ITS LIKE A LITERAL APARTMENT!"

"EXACTLY." You yelped, "WHAT IN THE GODS NAMES HAVE I DONE?!"

"Man you're lucky!" Yugi whistled as he ran to the couches and jumped on them, "This is so nice compared to my room! It's just a few chairs, a table, mini-kitchen, and a smaller bed than yours!"

"I'd rather have that, to be honest." You frowned as you sat across from him, "This is too much!"

"All this cause your grandpa was involved with the tournament." Yugi looked around your room in awe then turned to you, "I'd say it's a great advantage! But I do understand how overwhelmed you are, Yami and I are too but not the same way you are."

"Oh yeah, with the whole saving the world thing right?" You blinked and watched Yugi nod,

"It's a whole race to get our hands on the Egyptian God Cards, and Yami and I gotta save the world with them." Yugi briefly summarized, "I don't know what we're gonna get ourselves into, but I know for sure Marik is the one responsible for this."

"Speaking of..." You narrowed your eye, "...Do you really think that the big guy is Marik?"

"How is he not?" Yugi asked with his head tilted,

"...I'm getting bad vibes from the other guy, Namu." You said as Yugi gasped,

"Namu? But he looks so nice-"

"So does Bakura but he has some evil spirit with him doesn't he?" You crossed your arms as the Millenium Puzzle had the familiar bright light and the next thing you knew Yami was sitting in front of you.

"So you sensed it too?" Yami asked as he crossed his arms,

"The whole malice surrounding Bakura?" You raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, I did. He holds the same aura as Namu."

"Are you saying that Namu is actually Marik?" Yami asked,

"Either that or he's some evil apprentice for Marik. Both of them have that aura but Namu's a little more... at the extreme level I would say." You shrugged your shoulders,

"So both Namu and Bakura aren't as gentle nor nice as they appear to be then, right?" Yami sighed and leaned against the couch, "Hahhh, this is gonna be a wreck."

"Tell me about it." You rolled your eyes as Yami pulled out his deck,

"It's sort of strange, (y/n)." Yami laughed a bit as he pulled out a card, "Usually I would be rather nervous or anxious around this time, especially with the whole prophecy I have to do."

"Well, obviously." You nodded, "Can't be helped when you're burdened with the fate of the entire world."

"Yeah, true," Yami sighed as he looked at you, "But being with you makes me feel a little better."

"Oh.." You blinked and looked down on your lap, your cheeks slightly turning pink, "...th...thanks.."

"Attention duelists, please exit your rooms and head to the main quarter. It's time to discuss and start our first duel." A speaker came from the ceiling of your room. Yami looked up, sighed, then stood to stretch. He put his deck in his pocket and looked at you,

"Well, let's go save the world and duel, (y/n)." Yami reached his hand out for you to take it. Blinking, you nodded and took his hand. After he pulled you up, he simply walked you out of your room with his hand with yours. However, after both you and Yami exited the room, he turned to you with a slightly pink face,

"...(y/n), is it alright if we link arms?" Yami asked, "...for some reason Yugi keeps pressuring me to do it."

You had a feeling Yugi was screaming at Yami because he physically flinched after saying that. You would've said no for obvious reasons, but for some reason you were used to Yami being more affectionate than Yugi.

"I-I don't mind." You shrugged, "But that's if you're okay with it, not because Yugi wants it-"

Yami slowly wrapped his arm around yours, "I never said I didn't."

With your face a little red, you walked with Yami down the hall and over to the quarter. There was a 30-second silence before you spoke up,

"This isn't weird to you or anything?" You asked, looking at Yami,

"With what?" Yami asked,

"The whole saving the world thing?"

"I'm honestly used to that sort of extreme thing." Yami rolled his eyes, "And how about you, (y/n)? Hanging around with an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh isn't weird to you?"

"Oh," You blinked and sighed, "Nah, not weird."

"How?" Yami laughed, "Even Tea and the others found it a little strange at first."

"Guess everyone's a bit different," You shrugged your shoulders then looked at Yami, "How did everyone find out anyway?"

"Oof," Yami's eyes brightened a bit, "It's a huge story actually. At first, Yugi didn't even know about me until Bakura came along and had Yugi duel a Shadow game."

"A shadow game?" You tilted your head as Yami put his hands in his pockets - his arm still around yours,

"Yes, it involves the Shadow realm. In most cases when you lose, your soul is taken, but not the time I dueled. Bakura had the very same intention...in a way. He actually knew that I would take over most of the duels and had Yugi and the others take the place of their favorite cards," Yami explained, "So that's how everyone got the idea that there was 'Another Yugi' as they put it." He used his free hand to quote., "Since then, slowly everyone realized I was in the puzzle, and now they all accepted me as a friend as much as Yugi has, including you."

"Seems like an adventure then huh?" You raised an eyebrow,

"Indeed, a weird mismatched one. You should've been there, (y/n)." Yami smiled, "It would've been much more entertaining, especially with your keen senses."

"My keen senses?" You blinked and watched him nod,

"You're really something out of this world, (y/n). I'd love to spend more time with you to know you a little more, for I feel there's something more to us than we thought." Yami explained with a huge sigh, "I just wish that this evil I've once stopped before would just leave."

You bit your lip and looked down, you honestly felt bad for him. He's stuck with such an extreme prophecy.

"...Well, I'll try my best to be with you, well, both of you." You shrugged as Yami looked at you.

"Thank you for that, (y/n). You're really kind." You could've sworn you saw his cheeks a little pink as he said that but you were so distracted by his warm smile. It honestly soothed your heart a little more, something you never thought would happen. As you and Yami were reaching the room where everyone else was, a distant roar was heard from the back of your ear. It was a very distant one like a dragon was calling out to you. You stopped walking and quickly turned around to find the source of that roar, it sounded almost familiar to you.

"Hm? Is something wrong?" Yami asked as he looked at you.

"...Did you hear some roar?" You asked

"A roar?" Yami blinked and looked down the hall, "...No, I haven't."

"It sounded like some dragon." You scanned the hall to find nothing that could even sound similar to the roar you heard.

"I didn't hear anything like that." Yami's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at you in concern,

"Magno vocat vocasti Leviathan. Tempus est essentia."

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I had to make sure Silfer was Silfer the Sky Dragon cause I'm so used to calling it Slifer the Executive Producer

thanks LittleKuriboh :/

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