Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Yu-Gi-Oh! A Tapestry Incomplete ❯ Intense! Umei is the daughter of Pegasus? ( Chapter 1 )

That was the miserable girl, sitting there eating with her father. Every night they would eat there, in that lonely dining hall, in that ghastly moonlight. Her father never asked how she was doing, frankly, he didn't care. He pretended he didn't have a daughter as he read book after book about mischievous antics of a pink cartoon rabbit. He was too busy for her, he had his own company to run that he one day would not give to his daughter, he just didn't trust her at all. No one was there for her in that dingy old castle she hated so much, on an island she hated even more. No one wanted to listen to what she had to say; the only living beings besides her father or her that lived on that island were just guards always standing around guarding nothing worth guarding. None of them would talk to her, but she didn't care. She didn't care if she would ever have a friend. She didn't care about anything anymore. She sat there, always staring at her father who never noticed her, in the castle with no one for her, always eating the same old dinner every night of her life.

That was the miserable girl, lying in her window-seat at night. The curtains draped closed with the only light she needed to stare at being the luminous moon with the transient whispers of the night. When she wasn't living in the castle she hated so much, on the island she hated even more, she resided in a penthouse apartment in the Domino District with the person who didn't know she existed-her father of course. The company he owned, that she would never own and didn't really care if she ever did, was located there and it was more convenient to live in a place close enough for her father to get to his company for the emergencies it never had. She didn't go to school in the Domino District however. She went to the only place she liked being beside her room, East Domino High. It was a school going to hell, there was no way to save it and the staff there practically never taught. There were always fights she never cared for getting involved in but somehow always found herself in the middle of. She refused to make friends and she knew none of the students that attended East Domino High would never amount to anything in life because they went to such a school with a bad reputation. She liked it though; she liked it more than her lunches of left over dinner she had had for every night of her life.

That was the miserable girl, running every second that she got. The only thing she ever did besides staying in her room was running; she ran from morning until midnight and her father never worried if she would come home or not. He didn't have a daughter, he had no one that cared more to him than his first wife-he kept her portrait everywhere so he would always be reminded of her no matter what. The girl didn't care anyway. She didn't care about the millions of people with their lives being better or worse then hers, she hated to admit it, but she admired the life she led. She was respected by some, disgusted by most, and unknown to little. But she never told anyone how she really felt. She ran when she was depressed, she ran when she was aggravated, she ran when she was ecstatic-though she never was anymore. When you run you don't have to think about anything else in the world. You just run. She ran around the island she hated so much, she ran around the District she loathe so much, she ran from her life she detested most of all. She ran from her problems; that was all she could ever do. Running filled the void of being lonely for her; it filled the void of being unwanted for her. She knew if she stopped she would just see all her problems catch up to her and she would never get away. She kept running, but she could never get away from the snacks she would have of the left over dinner she had had every night of her life.

That was the miserable girl, someone everyone knows nothing about, except me of course. How you ask? Because that miserable girl, sitting there alone, lying there aggrieved, running all the time, was me…

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Yu-Gi-Oh! A Tapestry Incomplete

Episode One: Intensity! Umei is Pegasus' Daughter?

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Jounouchi followed the rumors he heard the duelists gossiping about. He ran to the top of the deck, opening the doors to the night air. It was because of Yuugi he was here now, but he didn't prove to be that grateful. He had abandoned his friend down below, as he looked for the ravishing girl he had met earlier, Mai Kujaku. He didn't entirely dump Yuugi for a girl, Yuugi was conversing with a lot of duelists that just wanted to know all about him-he was so popular with so many people around the world after he had beaten the not-so-great Kaiba Seto. So Jounouchi would just let Yuugi bask in his glory, he felt like an outcast anyway just standing there listening to comment after comment by some suck-up that would probably try and eliminate Yuugi the first chance he got.

Jounouchi stalked around on deck, as he looked for the girl everyone was talking about. It was practically deserted on the upper deck because everyone was huddled in the warmth of the lower deck. He knew everyone was talking about her… "That blonde, I don't believe it's her" they said, "You seen that blonde girl, did you know she was on this boat!" they continued. "She maybe a good duelist but she has no sense! Do you know how cold it is up there on deck! She's mad!" they murmured on, "I hear she's single!" they went on.

Well of course there were many blondes duelists on deck, but they were mainly boys, there were hardly any blonde female duelists around the boat so it had to be Mai Kujaku. Jounouchi lost hope in his search. He would never see her again. Suddenly, a group of duelists walked by Jounouchi, heading for the lower deck. He picked up on what they were talking about.

"That was her on the railing at the front of the boat?" A boy with purple hair and silver eyes shrieked.

"Blonde hair, female duelist, exposing attire, that fits the bill." A boy with silver hair and purple eyes nodded in agreement. They were practically identical; they had to have been twins.

"From her popularity I always thought she would have a group of men always crowded around her answering her beckon call. But she was alone up there, pretty tempting. Maybe I'll ditch you losers and go back up there to talk to her." A boy walking behind the twins chuckled.

"Girls like that are always stuck-up, ne?" Another boy yawned as he pushed his glasses up on his face. The four boys dawdled a bit on the stairway before going down to the lower deck.

Jounouchi would have ran over and hugged them for giving the information he needed. He raced off for the head of the boat. He started skipping to the beat of his heart, as he would soon see his dream girl.

But it wasn't his dream girl, it was completely someone else! The girl in the moonlight, pale green eyes radiant, leaned over against the rail of the ship. Freely fanned in the tranquil breeze from the torrented ocean; the girl didn't notice Jounouchi as she still stood there unmoving. Jounouchi didn't notice himself walking over to her in a daze. But she wasn't his dream girl?! Why was he approaching her as if against his will. Why did she attract him so much.

"You aren't my Mai." Jounouchi accused.

Her three, spiky blonde bangs taunted her face while she turned her head towards Jounouchi. She flung them back with a nimble nod, making them sail out in the breeze. Her head looked back towards the ocean. The sounds of the crashing waves on the ship's sides were enough to put even the fiercest of warriors to sleep. The female yawned.

"Matte…" Jounouchi squinted his brown eyes to her. "Have we met before?" He began to examine her body as it took her a long while to respond to his question. A red beanie with a white trim held the rest of her hair in as her three bangs escaped from the front. A buttoned up white, woolen jacket that stopped at right where her rib cage ended was the only thing Jounouchi saw covering. If hoped she was wearing something under that because he was trying to keep his mind on Mai and not her. She wore a pare of jeans that were held up by a black belt and boots that had the pants legs tucked into them. The thing that didn't catch Jounouchi's eye was the adornment she wore around her neck.

The boat drifted back and forth, wind breathing past the girl's form, applauds from below deck symbolized that a training session between duelists was being held. Umei yawned again, still not responding to Jounouchi.

"I remember now, you were with that kid when Yuugi dueled Kaiba. You can't deny it now, I heard you talk before so you should start talking now!" Jounouchi smirked and leaned back, putting his hands behind his head.

The girl's eyes were closed as her head began to drifted up and down.

"Why were you and that kid the only ones there to witness the defeat of Kaiba. Damn that Kaiba." Jounouchi went on.

The girl began to shift back and forth.

"Oi! Do you know a girl named Mai?" Jounouchi asked still not catching on.

The girl began to wobble on her feet.

"Hey are you listen-AH!" Jounouchi began but saw the high school girl fall over the rail. Jounouchi finally noticed that she had been asleep the whole time he was talking to her, how rude! But he didn't have time to worry about that as he quickly caught her by the hand as she dangled on the outside of the boat. But oddly enough, her eyes were staring up at Jounouchi as if she were irritated with him. He looked into those emerald eyes of his, as she gazed up in his auburn ones.

"What are you doing?" She said calmly as if she didn't know she was hanging on the outside of the boat.

"I'm saving your life!" Jounouchi shouted. "Help!" he called for assistance.

"Cut it out!" she said in a censuring tone. "Let go, I'm fine…" she nodded her head to where her other hand had been gripping the rail. Jounouchi let go and the crazed female climbed back over the rail.

"Kuso! What were you doing!? Do you know it is rude to snooze when someone is talking to ya!" Jounouchi scolded her as he clutched his heart.

The girl just glanced at him, "I heard mom calling." She said briskly and turned on the heels of her boots. She began to pace herself from Jounouchi.

"Mom calling?! Chotto matte! Hey what's your name! I'm Jounouchi Katsuya! Oi! Come back!" Jounouchi found himself screaming to no one as the girl walked off to the lower deck. `Geez, she is stuck-up, nothing like Mai.'

Jounouchi turned back to the sea and placed his hands on the rail, too focused on his thoughts. 'Shizuka… How are you doing? All this just for you. You deserve it. You deserve to change everyone's life in the way you've changed mine. Especially that girl, I never met a girl who would act that way to anyone…'

"So if you have someone waiting for you, why do you insist on hitting on other girls…" the familiar saintly tone was back.

"Nani?" Jounouchi spun around to meet the cold gaze of the girl from before. "What are you talking about."

"Psh." The girl huffed, "Shi-Zu-Ka!" she emphasized. "If you are planning on dumping her for Mai that is quite inconceivable, Mai is too old for you don't you think, Kat-Su-Ya… But I forgot how all high school guys like older women."

Jounouchi felt a little uneasy as to why this girl that didn't even know him was already disgusted by him. He couldn't stand people like that. "I'm not planning on dumping anyone. For your information, Shizuka is my sister and I'm dueling for the prize money just to pay for her operation she desperately needs! Mind your own business. And how do you know about Mai!"

The female sneered at Jounouchi, "How can I mind my own business when you just laid it out for me. Baka. I know Mai in a way you don't understand, you would never understand…"

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Jounouchi growled. `At least I had the decency to give my name and attempt to make friends with her. Oh Yuugi, why is it I always buy into your good morals towards others! I wouldn't dream of making friends with her anyway, she's just another pretty face and bad attitude, now Mai on the other hand-"

The girl's eyes bulged and soon returned to their normal sedated state. She brought her arms out and began to ridicule Jounouchi. "Umei J. Crawford! Sixteen years old, attending East Domino High! Father, the arrogant tycoon Pegasus J. Crawford! Birthday January 13th! Other alias, Domineer Maestro of the Cards! Here at this competition, revenge! There I have the decency to let you pry into my business!"

It was as if she could read his thoughts, she knew exactly what to say! "Arrogant? Father?! Sixteen?!" Jounouchi regained his stature, "You think pretty highly of yourself! Domineer Maestro of the Cards?!"

"Unlike you, I've made a name for myself. Unlike you, I'm better and I accept the right of eliminating you as soon as we get there. You should be honored." Umei sighed. "I feel sorry for your sister, such an incompetent brother she has that can't provide for her."

"I feel sorry for Shizuka, Katsuya, such an incompetent brother like you will never win in this competition."

"What the hell is your problem! Don't you dare bring my sister into this, you don't know anything about me. And from what I see that guy was right, you get practically all the wealth in the world but it doesn't satisfy you and you walk around as if your life is worthless! Selfish! I didn't do anything to you, except approach you like a friend."

"Did it ever occur to you that I didn't want a friend, that I rather be left alone. That you were just bothering me when I wanted to be alone from all these noisy bastards on this boat. Wake up Katsuya, some people know the truth, friendship is nothing. You use people, they use you, then you go on with your life." Umei turned away from him. "Cheer for that boy Motou. Once he duels me it's all over. He will pay."

"You need to wake up, you just don't know how it feels." Jounouchi kept speaking even though Umei tried to get away from the seen.

She looked behind her, "No, you don't know how it feels…" she left for good this time.

Jounouchi was pleased that she was gone. He didn't want to listen to anymore of what Umei had to say. Not only did he think she was too cocky of herself, he also admired that she reminded him of himself when he bullied Yuugi. But that slightly intrigued him, she seemed like a person no one should meet, and he would surely warn people never to meet her. No one should converse with someone like her that would bring your hopes down; they hated the world and themselves. Jounouchi just believed that maybe that wasn't really her. Her eyes, they weren't that pale green they were when he saw her before. When she returned to him they were a terrible purple that seemed to scream evil. Maybe she had a twin lurking around somewhere, a twin with the same attire, voice, and appearance as Umei, a twin with a necklace that glowed around her neck.

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Yuugi shifted his eyes back at the magazine he had been reading before Jounouchi burst into the room that all the duelists were supposed to be staying in below deck, `Umei J. Crawford attends East Domino High and is usually absent since she goes with her father, Pegasus J. Crawford, to dueling competitions. Umei is usually seen with Kaiba Corporation owner, Seto Kaiba, around the East Domino area dueling local teenager's to improve Umei's skill. She isn't known for dueling in competitions and seems to be really antisocial. From less publicity, some duelists believe taking the time to duel her would just be a waste of time because of her actions on fighting first and dueling later. It was even hard trying to get a five-minute interview with her!'

Jounouchi kept yelling while Yuugi tried to read. They were both standing in a corner and were getting the stares of many people because of Jounouchi's big mouth. "There's someone you should never meet! And that's Umei Crawford! There is something wrong with that girl!"

`The East Domino district is well known for it's high crime rate but Umei had decided on attending the school there prestigiously after visiting countless others beforehand. She commented that because no one expects anything out of her, she is able to do what she likes to do. This talented girl would most definitely go on without attention and chosen to ruin her life by picking a school that wouldn't better herself.' Yuugi read on.

Jounouchi pouted. "Those East Domino kids are something else! Wonder if they all act like her, if they're all filthy rich that they are selfish and don't even provide for their own school to make it something worthwhile."

"East Domino High kills us in sports though. They maybe unruly but they are hard core at performing and supporting their sports and extracurricular activities." Yuugi finished reading the article and rolled up the magazine. He had been listening to Jounouchi AND reading the article at the same time! "The duelists that go there are really amazing too, in this article they said they would most definitely surprise you if you dueled them. They even rated the school on a scale of one to five with five being the greatest on duel factor. They got a five."

Jounouchi glared at Yuugi, "Stop sugarcoating it! That school is terrible with terrible people that have terrible attitudes… Did they rate our school?"

Yuugi nodded his head, "West Domino High got a three, Domino Pacific got a four, Domino Private Academy got a four, and Domino Junior University got a four plus!"

"And what about good old Domino High?"

"We got a two… heh."

"A two!" Jounouchi woke up all the duelists that tried to get some sleep in the room. They all screamed for Jounouchi and Yuugi to take it outside. They wandered off to the upper deck, a very mischievous Insector Haga wandering after them.

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Umei rounded the corner, holding her head. `Katsuya…' Her eyes were their greenish color again. She then stopped in her tracks when she heard a very provoking shriek. Mai Kujaku and Dinosaur Ryuzaki.

Mai seemed to have been making a deal with Ryuzaki before Umei got there; that's Mai for you. They stood right under the stairwell to the uppermost deck where the top and most honored duelists could get a cozy room instead of sleeping with the other riffraff.

Mai stopped in mid-sentence when she finally focused on the person in her sights. "Umei?" Mai laughed again as she walked to her friend.

Dinosaur Ryuzaki turned to see whom Mai called to.

"Since when do you hang out with underdog duelists?" Umei turned to Dinosaur Ryuzaki. "Didn't I see you lose not to long ago to that bug boy?" Umei taunted Ryuzaki as she bent over to come face-to-face with him.

Mai grew an embarrassed frown, "You wish, we were just discussing some procedures."

Dinosaur Ryuzaki reddened and burned in a furious aura. "Oi Mai! Why don't we add her to our deal too. I could use the company of two gorgeous babes!" he chuckled.

Umei's eyes changed again to that cold purple they once were, "Listen you irritating, bantam. You're too dirty for me, I don't feel like soaking in the odor of a loser. I only want those who treat a girl right." This Umei spook in a raspy tone.

"Ooo, is that a bet? I'll show you how right I can treat you!" Ryuzaki laughed with a gleam in his eye.

"A bet?" Mai questioned but then finally got what Ryuzaki said, she giggled.

Umei went nose-to-nose with Dinosaur Ryuzaki, "You know who you remind me of Ryuzaki, one of those midgets in the circus." She then flicked his nose.

Ryuzaki charged at her but Umei moved just in time for him to fall right on top of Mai.

"Whoa Mai, don't get too personal with the guy. Save some for Jounouchi." Umei laughed heading up the stairs.

"Get off of me!" Mai pushed a very crimson red and grinning Dinosaur Ryuzaki off her abdomen. "What do you mean save some for Jounouchi! Did he say something to you." Mai fumed.

"Not really, it was something he thought about..." Umei sneaked away to the top of the stairs, leaving a very confused Mai.

"He thought?" Mai questioned, but Umei was gone. Instead of Umei coming back, Dinosaur Ryuzaki bolted beside her.

"Shall we?" He grimaced happier then normal after what happened. He slipped his arms around her hips. Mai narrowed her eyes. A blaring smack filled the corridor.

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Pegasus J. Crawford sat at the dinner table in his dining hall. He was sipping red wine and looking out the window; a bunch of duelists were arriving outside his castle and beginning to get rather anxious. He began to chuckle to himself, "Quite a bit of an audience we have, so soon already."

Umei sat at the other end of the table and was placing her duelist glove over her left hand and stretched out each of her fingers to make a tighter fit. She knew he wasn't talking to her, he never did, and he always went on about something just to himself.

"So many opponents to face. Distinguishing the weaker from the stronger." Pegasus gleamed out the window.

Umei began to place her two star chips on the slots of her glove. She had been the first off the boat just to enter the castle she hated so much that had her duel gauntlet and star chips lying in her bedroom.

"Your mother would be proud wouldn't you think? Little Jopa dueling in her very first competition." Pegasus now glared at Umei as he shook his wine in its glass.

Umei stood from her seat, practically knocking it over. She gazed at the floor. The only time he would talk to her was to toy with her about her mother's, his second wife's passing. Umei strolled out of the room without saying a word to him. Pegasus looked back out the window as a man dressed in a black tuxedo entered. He had tan skin and hacked blonde hair.

"Mister Crawford, all contestants presence to awaiting your presentation."

"Hmm, indeed, Wolfram, indeed." He spied back out the window.

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"I've never seen cards like that!" The boy with purple hair and silver eyes from the boat whined as he fell to the ground. He dug his hands into the meadow's soft dirt, about to break down and cry. "Where did you get cards like that?"

"Why would it matter, you lost anyway." Umei had her back towards him; she was placing two more star chips on her glove.

"Please, I can't be thrown off the island yet! Duel me again okay?!" His eyes glittered with hope. He jumped to his feet and kept begging for another chance at a battle since he had not a single star chip left.

"For what reason? You've just been eliminated, silly boy." Umei glared over at him from the corner of her eye. "Sawatari will be around to give you all the company you need, you're no more use to me anymore." Umei began to walk away.

The boy ran in front of Umei, caressing her left hand in his. "I heard so much about you and was so stunned to duel someone with your stature! Let's duel for a second time now that I know!"

Umei wasn't going to accept his bribe, "So you're saying it was a fluke… Pathetic. You rely on luck, I rely on my cards. A strong deck has a strong beholder. You just bought into believing you've already won this entire competition, people like you disgust me." Umei hissed shaking her hand loose. "Crying and bribing over a loss makes it seem as if you deserve to lose. Good day, silly boy." Umei looked back at him one last time; she then sprinted off through the forest.

As the boy sat in the boat departing from the island full of other eliminated duelists, he still couldn't believe how Umei shape shifted in front of him. Was she a monster? Or was it that strange glowing fragment around her neck that did it all? He was scared stiff; he went up against Umei, thinking she'd be an easy target. Was it really her cards that did him in? Or those menacing purple eyes.

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"So you're saying this Umei girl you met on deck was a total high-hat and didn't care about no one else but herself. Plus she's Pegasus' daughter. No wonder." Honda announced as the group was walking around a grassy clearing. "But why would she enter this competition to compete against her father? To show how good she is? If she wins she'll just get money she already owns…"

"Oh yeah." Jounouchi puffed, "She was a cocky woman."

"A.K.A. someone like you?!" Honda joked as Jounouchi got steamed.

"ME!? Forget about it!" Jounouchi and Honda began to bicker.

"Here they go again." Anzu looked at Yuugi.

Yuugi was looking over his star chips. Three. Jounouchi had two. He then glanced at Anzu, "Hai…" Yuugi noticed a lot of people around him had their attention towards the sky while they pointed up at it amazed. Flashes of Red then black had flared over the faces of the group down below from the activity taking place up in the air, causing them to look up to the sky along with the others.

"Whoa, more fireworks!" Jounouchi said in awe as he let go of Honda's shirt; which he was holding.

"Those don't look like fireworks." Honda said letting his fist down, meaning to punch Jounouchi with it.

A thunder bolt struck down upon them. Anzu and Yuugi leaped to the side as Jounouchi and Honda ducked. Where they were standing a burnt crevasse laid. More duelists were running towards the gang to see if they were all right.

"Now that was one firework." Jounouchi gasped bewildered.

"That wasn't a firework." Yuugi helped Anzu to her feet. As soon as they were up on their feet again, another bolt came from an opposite direction and struck a part of the forest that was close to them.

"What's going on?" Honda gasped.

Suddenly, Yuugi's Millennium Puzzle began to stick up, it circled around and around on the rope chain it was linked to. It pointed towards the same direction where the other thunder bolt fell. It kept jerking Yuugi closer to that direction. Yuugi was bemused.

"Hey Yuug, enough parlor tricks." Jounouchi accused.

"Believe me, it's no trick." Yuugi hesitated to say. It kept jerking him in the direction towards the thunderbolt touchdown.

"Do you think it wants us to follow it?" Jounouchi said clueless.

"No shit." Honda hit Jounouchi on the head innocently.

"Come on you two!" Anzu called back as she ran after the already gone Yuugi.

"Matte!" the two yelled in unison. They ran off too, leaving a bunch of confused spectators.

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"What are you!!!" the boy with silver hair and purple eyes shrieked in terror. "How can you still be alive! You were struck by lightning!"

Umei placed her star chip on her glove-the only one the boy had. She possessed five now. She looked at her prey. "Your brother put up more of a fight than you did before he was eliminated. You came to this island with two star chips, only with greed for the money as the prize. You lost in a duel before me and had only one left. When I dueled you I took your last one, giving me five." Umei held up her left hand. "I meant for you to be electrocuted… why did you back away when you tried to steal my star chips from me. You could be dead and wouldn't have to live with the wreak of losing."

"You eliminated my brother!" He growled.

Umei began to walk off, "Indeed I did, and thanks for the card we betted on. Too bad you never used it in battle, I would have loved to destroy your strongest monster right in front of you. You should never value something so much you would never want to put it into affect." Umei scoffed. She held up the back of a card. "Meteor Black Dragon."

"You will pay! Your reputation blinds you!" The silver hair of the boy flared behind him as he threatened the sixteen-year-old retreating female. He pulled a knife from his back pocket. "Kutabre subeta! If you won't give me my chips or my card back, you die! Shine!" he ran at Umei, the knife aiming for her spine.

Umei quarter-turned to him, "Or you die…" her purple eyes flickered. As soon as he was a few inches away from her, he flew backwards! The necklace around her neck began to rumble as he was hurled at least seven feet above the ground; finally halting by slamming into the trunk of a tree. On impact, a crunching sound filled the air. His lifeless form fell to the ground.

He rummaged the tarnished grass with his hands, "Damn you…" He coughed; blood drenched the corners of his mouth.

"Damn us all." Umei took the knife from his corpselike hands. As she lingered over the fallen boy, it looked as if she was ready to stab him in revenge for him trying to assault her

"How could you!" Umei looked around to see the owner of the voice. Jounouchi was shouting at her enraged as if she injured the guy… Well maybe she did.

As soon as she caught sight of Jounouchi she began to walk away, but after she took a good look at the small boy, Motou Yuugi.

"Running scared!" Jounouchi shouted stepping in front of Yuugi. Anzu, on the other hand, ran ahead of everyone else to see if the damaged man was okay. "All you do is run, well walk, away from everyone who steps up to you!"

"Another blonde? I'm starting to see a trend here with you Jounouchi." Honda shook his head.

"Oi! It's not about the hair, it's about the personality and hers is the worst!" Jounouchi defended herself.

"Is it also about features too." Honda said slyly.

"Why Um-Ay?" Anzu murmured and kneeled beside the mangled man, lifting his head.

"It's Umei..." Umei corrected still sedated.

"What did you do to him." Honda squeaked up.

"I did nothing, he did it to himself." Umei approached the tree Anzu was huddled over with the boy. Umei still held the knife in her hand, looming over Anzu. Anzu closed her eyes and began screaming we she noticed Umei edging for her. But instead of striking Anzu with the knife, Umei jabbed the knife into the trunk of the tree the boy slammed into.

Umei looked back at Yuugi, "So how about it Yuu-kun." She held up her left hand. "I have five already, I see you have only three." Umei examined.

"Well…" Yuugi finally noticed that his sennen totem had stopped spinning. Too bad he still didn't notice what also stopped glittering around Umei's neck.

"Matte." Jounouchi walked in between Yuugi and Umei.

"Jounouchi?" Yuugi gasped.

"So the cheerleader speaks…" Umei mocked him.

"Pff! On the boat you called me an incompetent brother to my little sister!" Jounouchi roared.

"So?" Umei shrugged.

"You called me an unworthy duelist and you'd be the first to eliminate me. Well , you weren't the first person I dueled. It was Mai and I won! I'm still here! Not what you expected, ne!" Jounouchi yelled proudly.

"You actually beat Mai, that perverted underdog, Ryuzaki, must've had his bad luck rub off on her." Umei despised Jounouchi even more.

"Further more, I haven't been eliminated yet, and I'm gon'na live up to my and other's expectations of myself! I'll show you, my sister doesn't have an incompetent brother! And I am worthy. Most of all! I'm no cheerleader and I will give our school a rating of FIVE!" Jounouchi finished. A sweat drop rolled down Yuugi's forehead..

Umei smiled, "I'm so glad you're sticking up for yourself, Katsuya. But you'd wish you had Yuugi duel for you. I'll duel you... Katsuya."

"Really!" Jounouchi grinned, 'Ha! What an idiot! She's not even that good of a duelist.' Jounouchi grimaced at his thought as he remembered the magazine Yuugi lent him to read.

Umei's eyes narrowed.

"Okay! Let's duel!" Jounouchi announced happily.

"Okay… Cheerleader…"

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The end?