Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Keeper of the Cards ❯ The Meeting ( Chapter 1 )

ok it's time for those stupid copyright stuff again. i don't own yu gi oh, duel monsters, the kaibas, blah, blah, blah, etc., but i do own Caliea Kaza and the title Keeper of the Cards (unless it's in an episode i don't know of)

i took this down (dumb!) so the reviews aren't here anymore:( pleease review, help with plot, whatever you want, cuz im starting to get writer's block again.) This chapter is pretty boring so I'm posting this and the next one, which is kinda confusing, but is really like the explanation chapter. I really have the main plot in my head but I just started 9th grade so it's getting to be less and less time for me to type:(

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Chapter 1

'And milk, ok, that's it,' Caleia said to herself as she finished off her shopping list. 'Uncle Rick's done a lot for me, yeah, but could he have spared one servant from his mansion so I could have some help!' she thought bitterly as she pushed the heavy cart towards the checkout.

Her Uncle Rick was the reason Caleia was living in this little town, by herself, at the young age of 16, instead of going to an orphanage when her parents died. He had bought her the fairly decent house as well as gave her money to spend as she finished her years of high school, but that was just about as much as relation with the cold-hearted business executive would get her.

As she pulled into the line, she saw a little boy in front of her trying to reach for a candy bar a shelf just above his reach.

"Is this what you're trying to get?" Caleia asked him gently. He looked at her with his deep blue eyes and nodded. She reached over and handed him the bar, then prompted to ask, "Is your mommy gonna letcha get it?"

"I don't have a mommy," he said. 'Just like me,' Caleia thought as a sudden chill ran up her spine. "Only my big brother. He's outside waiting for me." Caleia only nodded a bit and replied with a simple "oh" her smile only fading a little, but she did not know what her eyes betrayed. Luckily, the boy took no heed.

After paying for his candy, the boy lingered by Caleia, making innocent small talk as the cashier rang up her groceries. He seemed especially interested in the game Duel Monsters.

"I love the game, it's so cool," he said excitedly. "But my brother loves it more, he's the best--and he teaching me! Sometimes it's as if he lives for it. You play?"

"Yeah. I love the game too, and I'll have to agree. I do live for it." 'You have no idea,' she thought as she responded to his question.

Paying for her stuff, Caleia now took up the heavy bags, all the while wondering to herself how she would get this all home on her bike. The boy just followed her as she walked out, now not saying a word.

Outside, of course, there were cars parked, loading their groceries. There was also one black limousine. Caleia ignored them all and headed to the bike rack where she was parked.

Trying to somehow get everything on the bike--somehow emphasized--Caleia took no note as the boy who had been chatting with her ran over the limo and got in. She also took no notice as the limo pulled over to the bike rack and the boy got out again.

"You gonna tryda carry all that on a bike?" he said as he tugged on her shirt. Caleia turned around in surprise to see the kid there. "Why don't we give you a lift home?" he offered.

"No, it's okay--"

"It's no problem, really! Besides, you could meet my brother," he persisted.

"Well then, ok, where's your car?" she asked.

"Right here," the boy said as he went and knocked on the passenger side window. A man with a black suit came out and started loading Caleia groceries into the trunk. "Oh yeah, by the way, my name's Mokuba--Mokuba Kaiba."

Kaiba. Like with most anyone who had ever heard of Duel Monsters, the name rang a bell, a loud one.

"Mokuba, what are you doing?" The window slid down and there was Seto Kaiba, the world famous Duel Monster's Champion!(Wow, never saw that coming:) His face was expressionless and his eyes cold as he asked his brother.

"Just giving her a ride home," Mokuba said bluntly. "I met her in the store, she's cool; and she has too much to carry on her bike, anyway. Plueeese big brother!"

"Ok, ok, you win; as usual," Seto said in mock defeat, his eyes softening just a little. He opened the door for them to get in.

Mokuba hopped in and plopped himself down next to his brother, his smile everlasting. Caleia sat across from them, her eyes never coming to meet Seto's. She gave the driver her address and sat there, rigid, not daring to speak. The silence was unnerving to all three, but none spoke up, not even cheery Mokuba. He was presently looking at the floor, as if trying to think of how to start a conversation. Seto had since turned back to his expressionless complexion and was looking out the window. Caleia looked out the other window, sneaking glances at Seto every once in a while.

There was something about him that intrigued Caleia, and not that he was Duel Monster's Champion. Something stirred inside of her, like a memory she knew she did not have.

But her thoughts were interrupted as Mokuba finally piped up. "So, what's your name again?" he asked Caleia. Only then did she realize that she had never told him.

"I'm Caleia Kaza, and you're Mokuba Kaiba, right?" Mokuba nodded. "So that means that you-" she turned towards Seto, who finally tore his gaze away from the window.

"Yes, I'm Seto Kaiba--" he started to say.

"The world famous Duel Monster's Champion and the owner of Kaiba Corporation; yes I know." A smirk appeared on Seto's face. He thought that Caleia was being cheeky.

"So, Caleia," Seto continued in his usual somewhat sinister voice. "You duel?" She nodded. "Then what's your best card?" Now Caleia was in debate with herself. True, she did have three blue eyes white dragons in her deck, but so did Seto, and only four were ever in distribution. She could say she had one, but didn't know if Seto knew where the other one was. He would have tried to find it, obviously. Until she could have a better understanding of exactly how she had three blue eyes, saying she did would be too risky, so she went with her other cards.

"Well," she said, "I have Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl... and a Red Eyes." The car came to a stop outside Caleia's house as she finished. She got out and bowed to the Kaiba brothers, thanking them for the ride, then proceeded to getting all her groceries in the house. Mokuba yelled a cheery 'bye' from the window as the limo pulled out, but Seto didn't look back. He had no business with her even if his brother had taken a liking to her. Friendship was not something he made too much of.

Thinking much on the same line, Caleia classified Seto as a snob in her head, but his brother was ok. Still, she had no idea that the Kaibas lived in this town. The feeling she got from Seto was out from her memory by now, and she went inside. Tomorrow was the first day at the new school, there has to be someone a little...nicer...than that Seto.

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So there you have it, boring right? It gets a lot better, promise. Don't forget to review, that really is what keeps and author going.

Oh yeah and i just wanted to tell everyone that Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Blue Eyes are my favorite monsters (even though I don't know much of the Dark Magician Girl yet, she's just cool) so I'll probably be using them a few times.