Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Still A Child ❯ ever had sake ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Kikirini 
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.15.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 205 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.15.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 205 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Yuugiou, nor do I own Shizuka or Mai. I'm doing this for fan purposes, blah blah blah, I'm not making any money of this, blah blah, and everything else they say in a disclaimer. Dur...
A/N: Oi, minna-san! Gomen ne for taking so long to update. See, my 15th birthday was coming up, and of course that means time for my Learner's Permit...so I had to study my brains out. Not to mention, I had already written this chapter on ff.net, but somebody got me in trouble for some unknown reason, and my account was deleted without warning. So, I lost the second chapter of this fanfic, which sucks major ass.
sorry if my A/N for the last chapter confused anyone (no one mentioned it but...::shrugs::), I've been reposting on the wretched site I have mentioned, and...yeah, I was too lazy to change the A/N. So yeah. Please enjoy my new chapter, hopefully it has everything in it that it previously did...
Shizuka giggled lightly to herself, enjoying the wind whistling in her ears and whipping her hair in all sorts of directions. She was, indeed, used to riding in cars, but it was so exhilirating after sitting in a hospital room for so long...It was...finally here.
Soon, Shizuka would finally be able to see again... She would pull off her bandages, and see Katsuya dueling. Winning.
...she couldn't wait.
"Now, off to the Finals!" Jou grinned excitedly, raising a fist triumphantly. "I'm gonna kick butt today! No way I'll let that creep Kaiba beat me this tim--!"
"Let me guess..." Mai interrupted purposely, "you don't know where that is, either, do you?" Shizuka could just imagine the devious smirk that had made its way across a pair of thin, pale lips. Dark eyes were narrowed boredly, focused ahead onto the road.
"Shut UP, Mai!!" Jou all but returned politely.
A noticeable sweatdrop formed on Shizuka's face nervously. She leaned forward, resting her pale, thin arms on the seats before her. "Finals?" she echoed uncertainly. "The Battle City finals are today...?"
"Hai," responded Mai coolly. Shizuka could see the full boredom building on Mai-san's face, as she responded tonelessly.
"Oh..." Shizuka slumped back into her seat. "Niichan...you promised to take me into the city, right?" she added childishly, pleading in a way. "Are you going to be able to...?"
"Hai!" Jou grinned reassuringly, ignoring the fact that Shizuka was blind to his facial expressions. "Let's do it right now! Where do you want to go?"
"...iie ," (1) Mai finished firmly.
Both Shizuka and Jou nearly fell backwards from this sudden interruption. "Nani??"
"We're not," the blonde woman continued, as though airily commenting on any other subject. It was of no interest, no importance to her. "The Finals are today, we don't know when they start, so we're heading straight there."
"Come on, Mai-chan!" Jou argued, voice furious. "I promised Shizuka-chan that I'd take her out into the city today, first thing!"
"Don't call me Mai-chan..." Mai hissed dangerously.
'Oh...' Shizuka slumped back into her seat silently, face encased by a profound, pale disappointment that went unnoticed by the two up front. 'Mai-san is very serious about these duels...no wonder she will not stop for an hour or so...I'm sure she didn't even want to drive Niichan out to get me...' She envisioned an angry young woman, glaring at Katsuya, shooting out the same "NO..." to his every request. She was firmly interested in her games, nothing more. Still, she had agreed...
Why was she so absorbed in these games...? What...what kind of person was she...?
Just who was Mai? ...as a person, as a being?
Shizuka had become entirely silent and still from her thoughts, intoxicated from the mere thought of this 'stranger'. What was it that she wanted to know about Mai...?
...everything.
She was...interesting. Just hearing Jou around her, speaking to her (arguing with her, Shizuka added with a soft grin), she could tell Jou liked her very much. But she was...a mystery to the young brunette. She wanted to see her, to know her...
To know everything about her...
The intrigue that emanated profusely from Mai was addicting, and Shizuka could not tear away from it.
'Hunh...'
Her forlorn curiousity found itself disturbed as a new argument formed between the two up front.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Jou nearly shouted over the roaring wind. "I'll be the one to kick your ass this time! And then I'll take on Kaiba!"
"Tch," Mai breathed. "With my Harpy Ladies pitted against you? You were lucky to win the first time, in Duelist Kingdom."
"Don't forget, you , of all people, lost to Anzu, who isn't even a duelist," Jou joked, raising a finger as though proving a point.
"I let her win, baka."
"Don't call me baka!" Jou shouted.
"A-ano..." Shizuka began, a nervous flush spreading across her cheeks. "I'm sure you'll both do good..."
Jou took this to his advantage. "And check that out! Shizuka-chan is rooting for me! "
Mai scoffed. "I don't need anyone to cheer for me. I'll win this, or I'll die trying."
Jou whistled dramatically.
Shizuka smiled blankly. "But..'Niichan...isn't it just a game...?" she murmured softly, unsure of whether it was wise to ask such a question.
"Hunh?" Jou shot her a questionable look, though it went unnoticed by Shizuka's temporary handicap. "Hai...of course it's a game! What do you mean?"
"N-nothing..." Shizuka stammered uncertainly. 'They're so intense...so passionate...' her mind had the nerve to remark. 'Katsuya's friends are the same as well, I know...I just...don't understand...
How can someone be so passionate about a game...?'
She grinned awkwardly to herself, erasing the thought from her head. 'Baka...' she inwardly named. Such childish questions... She broke away from her train of thought, enjoying the peace (tense peace, if she counted the now silent war between Katsuya and Mai up front).
It wasn't long until such was disturbed.
Mai slammed down on the brake, earning earning a shriek from both Jonouchi and Shizuka. The car screeched, sliding to a halt easily beside the sidewalk. Mai smiled triumphantly, Shizuka nearly collapsed in her seat, and Jou was ready to spit bullets.
'Arigatou, Kami-sama, for seatbelts...'
"MAI...CHAN....!!" Jou growled viciously, fingers flexing dangerously. "ARE...YOU...TRYING TO KILL US....??"
"N-niichan, calm down..." panted a sweating Shizuka, nervous from Mai-san's driving skills. "M-Mai-san...na..nani you...?"
"Iie," she replied softly, raising a pale finger to point forward. Jou's eyes followed their direction slowly, falling across the large balloon graced with a dueling arena atop it. His eyes narrowed in embarrassment.
"Ah...hai...the Finals..." he murmured, barely beyond a whisper. Mai followed with another high-pitched laugh, with which he replied with: "SHUT UP!!!" Shizuka gasped lightly when the sounds of the doors slamming reached her ears.
"M-matte you!" she stammered, hands fumbling about for a doorknob to no success. She was saved though, as Jou pulled it open for her, earning her to topple right into his arms. She smiled guiltily, as she allowed him to pull her to her feet. "Doumo, Niichan..." she giggled softly.
"Careful," he replied cheerfully, a grin of equal softness and cheer crossing his lips. He grasped her hand firmly, leading her over to an impatient Mai, standing with her hands at her hips.
"We haven't got all day..." she nearly snarled.
"Heh.." Jou sweat-dropped. His cheerful demeanor was lost as they trudged over the sun-bleached pavement toward a tall man graced with short, brunette hair, icy eyes, a long white coat and a stern expression. That same, frozen expression made its way over the shorter boy with amusement.
"Ah..." Kaiba Seto murmured in a soft, breathy, though obviously harsh tone. "Jonouchi...why have you slinked over to the finals?" Jonouchi shot him a glare, stopping with such an expression as though looks could kill. Shizuka stopped with him, listening to the icy voice speak. "You know..." Seto continued, a smirk crossing his pale lips, "Mutts aren't allowed here."
"Shut the hell up, Kaiba!!" Jou spat furiously, halting the two girls in front of him. "I won the damn Locator Cards, I'm playing in the Finals! So stop your crap!"
"Heh...you? You won them? All by yourself? Tell me, I'd like to know: How many did Yugi give you this time?" Seto finished.
"KAIBA!!!"
"N-niichan..." Shizuka tried to reason, placing a slender hand over her brother's shoulder. She recognized the name Kaiba...Katsuya had a rivalry with Kaiba Seto??
Seto's expression was contorted with slight surprise when the young girl stepped in. He hid it quickly, speaking more quietly, though harshness seeped its way into his words. "Oi, kou-san. (2) This isn't an open event. If you're not a duelist, then leave."
K-kou-san...? Shizuka felt a spark of anger, something unusual for her, boil in her. "O-oi, juuyoun desu..." (3)
"Shut your mouth, Kaiba!!" Jonouchi yelled, more furious then ever. "She's my sister! And she's going to finally be able to see tonight! The first thing she's gonna see is ME dueling! So don't fucking ruin it for her!!"
Seto grinned, shooting a look to the young brunette. "Heh...aa. Don't cause trouble then, kou-san..."
Shizuka heard her brother release a loud snarl as response, which probably added to the fact that Kaiba had called him a dog, and yanked Shizuka forward, leading her up to the arena. "Niichan! Daijoubu?(4) Kaiba-san doesn't seem very nice..." she added in a smaller voice.
"He's a jerk so just stay away!!" Jonouchi replied loudy.
Well, that was the end of that. Shizuka stumbled alongside her brother awkwardly, until they finally slowed and halted.
"Not as many people here as I thought..." Mai remarked. "Even Yugi-san hasn't arrived."
"YOSHI!" Jou cried out of nowhere. "If I can't beat creepy Kaiba, Yugi can!" He laughed maniacally, almost, at this thought.
"Baka..." Shizuka heard his female friend murmur under her breath. She would've giggled, though she remained distracted.
"Kousan... "
Am I really that childish...?
"Yugi!" Jou cried happily, scampering away from his sister to his tri-haired friend. "You're here!! Let's kick Kaiba's ass while we're here!"
"H-hai..." Yugi replied in response, sweat-dropping a bit. "We have to watch out for that Ishtar Malik-san...after all that's happened, I'm more worried about --"
"Who cares about Ishtar! WE'LL KICK KAIBA'S BUTT!!"
"Eh..." Yugi grinned, flushing in embarrassment.
"Ignore the baka," Mai finally said, taking firm hold of Shizuka's wrist and pulling her over to some seats. Shizuka dragged along at first reaction, too completely lost in her guilty thoughts to notice it. Mai looked back, stopping, as a confused Shizuka gazed back blindly. "Nani? Are you still upset because of what Kaiba said?"
"Iie!" The brunette replied quickly. "It's not that..."
Not really...
"Ah..." Mai replied, annoyance reflecting clearly in her tone. "I get it. You're still ticked that I wouldn't let Jou take you around the town, right? Geh, it's not that big of a deal..."
"Iie! Iie! Really, I'm fine, ano... M-Mai-san!!"
"Shizuka-san. I'll take you out quickly, okay? Jou's preoccupied, so, I'll take you for a drive. We'll stop somewhere for a little while, is that okay?" Mai said firmly, pulling Shizuka's hand forcefully back away from the arena.
"Mai-san, really, I don't--!" she tried to reason. A moment later she was pushed right into the front seat of Mai's car, despite her attempts to convince the blonde woman she was fine.
Seto watched a chocolate-skinned boy with faded white hair trudge onto the balloon, glancing around almost cautiously, like he was in some sort of danger. Seto nodded, acknowledging him, before following. He stood proudly in the arena, facing down to all the duelists. He cleared his throat loudly, and spoke.
"Aa...everyone's here. The Battle City Finals commence now!!" He nodded curtly to a suited man, one of his servants who rushed off into the lower depths of the balloon. As Seto spoke, the device lifted off gracefully. "The best of the duelists have made it here...with a few lucky exceptions," he shot Jou a glare, who gazed up unknowing of what his brown-haired rival meant. "We'll start off immediately. The first duel is between Jou and Rishid! Step up to the arena now."
"M-Mai-san...really...you don't have to do this..." Shizuka mumbled. She had long given up on trying to zealously tell Mai to turn back, the woman was determined to ease Shizuka's disappointment that she imagined the younger girl had.
"So. Where do you want to go?" Mai asked as she slowed the card to a halt before a red light.
"Ano..."
"You don't even know? Don't tell me that, like Jou, you don't know your way around town either?!"
"Iie...I've been living with Kaasan in a different part of Japan for a while now..." Shizuka replied.
"Ahh..." Mai responded. "Demo..." She glanced around. "Demo, Shizuka-san," she began, eyeing a small bar with a twinkle in her eye. "Have you ever had sake before?"
Jou stepped bravely up to the arena, watching his eegyptian opponent doing the same, with a devious smirk across his dark lips. Youshi! I'm ready. Shizuka-chan...you're going to take off your bandages and see me duel. And Mai-chan...I know you'll watch. I know you both believe in me...
Mai-chan, Shizuka-chan, I know you'll give me strength to win this!!!
be continued.
) Iie = No. ^_^
) Oi, kou-san = "Hey kid." I don't speak Nihongo, so they probably say it differently. ::sighs:: Oh well...
) Oi, juuyoun desu = "Hey, I'm fourteen!" (I've been watching my latest anime, Hikaru no Go, and they have a lot of #'s in it, so I've been learning ^^;)
) Daijoubu? = Literally means "It's all right". Shizuka used it here as a casual question, "Are you all right?". The longer way to say it is "Daijoubu desu ka?"
A/N: Sorry if I took so long (again) but my reason was good enough right? Please nobody yell at me. Also, gomen ne that the chapter was mostly dialogue. I really don't remember what happened in this chapter. ::sighs:: Also, I've recently learned that Shizuka-chan's name isn't Jonouchi Shizuka, it's Shizuka Kawai. I know I should start calling her that, but I really don't feel like changing it and reposting stuff. Do you guys mind? Please review.
A/N: Oi, minna-san! Gomen ne for taking so long to update. See, my 15th birthday was coming up, and of course that means time for my Learner's Permit...so I had to study my brains out. Not to mention, I had already written this chapter on ff.net, but somebody got me in trouble for some unknown reason, and my account was deleted without warning. So, I lost the second chapter of this fanfic, which sucks major ass.
sorry if my A/N for the last chapter confused anyone (no one mentioned it but...::shrugs::), I've been reposting on the wretched site I have mentioned, and...yeah, I was too lazy to change the A/N. So yeah. Please enjoy my new chapter, hopefully it has everything in it that it previously did...
Shizuka giggled lightly to herself, enjoying the wind whistling in her ears and whipping her hair in all sorts of directions. She was, indeed, used to riding in cars, but it was so exhilirating after sitting in a hospital room for so long...It was...finally here.
Soon, Shizuka would finally be able to see again... She would pull off her bandages, and see Katsuya dueling. Winning.
...she couldn't wait.
"Now, off to the Finals!" Jou grinned excitedly, raising a fist triumphantly. "I'm gonna kick butt today! No way I'll let that creep Kaiba beat me this tim--!"
"Let me guess..." Mai interrupted purposely, "you don't know where that is, either, do you?" Shizuka could just imagine the devious smirk that had made its way across a pair of thin, pale lips. Dark eyes were narrowed boredly, focused ahead onto the road.
"Shut UP, Mai!!" Jou all but returned politely.
A noticeable sweatdrop formed on Shizuka's face nervously. She leaned forward, resting her pale, thin arms on the seats before her. "Finals?" she echoed uncertainly. "The Battle City finals are today...?"
"Hai," responded Mai coolly. Shizuka could see the full boredom building on Mai-san's face, as she responded tonelessly.
"Oh..." Shizuka slumped back into her seat. "Niichan...you promised to take me into the city, right?" she added childishly, pleading in a way. "Are you going to be able to...?"
"Hai!" Jou grinned reassuringly, ignoring the fact that Shizuka was blind to his facial expressions. "Let's do it right now! Where do you want to go?"
"...iie ," (1) Mai finished firmly.
Both Shizuka and Jou nearly fell backwards from this sudden interruption. "Nani??"
"We're not," the blonde woman continued, as though airily commenting on any other subject. It was of no interest, no importance to her. "The Finals are today, we don't know when they start, so we're heading straight there."
"Come on, Mai-chan!" Jou argued, voice furious. "I promised Shizuka-chan that I'd take her out into the city today, first thing!"
"Don't call me Mai-chan..." Mai hissed dangerously.
'Oh...' Shizuka slumped back into her seat silently, face encased by a profound, pale disappointment that went unnoticed by the two up front. 'Mai-san is very serious about these duels...no wonder she will not stop for an hour or so...I'm sure she didn't even want to drive Niichan out to get me...' She envisioned an angry young woman, glaring at Katsuya, shooting out the same "NO..." to his every request. She was firmly interested in her games, nothing more. Still, she had agreed...
Why was she so absorbed in these games...? What...what kind of person was she...?
Just who was Mai? ...as a person, as a being?
Shizuka had become entirely silent and still from her thoughts, intoxicated from the mere thought of this 'stranger'. What was it that she wanted to know about Mai...?
...everything.
She was...interesting. Just hearing Jou around her, speaking to her (arguing with her, Shizuka added with a soft grin), she could tell Jou liked her very much. But she was...a mystery to the young brunette. She wanted to see her, to know her...
To know everything about her...
The intrigue that emanated profusely from Mai was addicting, and Shizuka could not tear away from it.
'Hunh...'
Her forlorn curiousity found itself disturbed as a new argument formed between the two up front.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Jou nearly shouted over the roaring wind. "I'll be the one to kick your ass this time! And then I'll take on Kaiba!"
"Tch," Mai breathed. "With my Harpy Ladies pitted against you? You were lucky to win the first time, in Duelist Kingdom."
"Don't forget, you , of all people, lost to Anzu, who isn't even a duelist," Jou joked, raising a finger as though proving a point.
"I let her win, baka."
"Don't call me baka!" Jou shouted.
"A-ano..." Shizuka began, a nervous flush spreading across her cheeks. "I'm sure you'll both do good..."
Jou took this to his advantage. "And check that out! Shizuka-chan is rooting for me! "
Mai scoffed. "I don't need anyone to cheer for me. I'll win this, or I'll die trying."
Jou whistled dramatically.
Shizuka smiled blankly. "But..'Niichan...isn't it just a game...?" she murmured softly, unsure of whether it was wise to ask such a question.
"Hunh?" Jou shot her a questionable look, though it went unnoticed by Shizuka's temporary handicap. "Hai...of course it's a game! What do you mean?"
"N-nothing..." Shizuka stammered uncertainly. 'They're so intense...so passionate...' her mind had the nerve to remark. 'Katsuya's friends are the same as well, I know...I just...don't understand...
How can someone be so passionate about a game...?'
She grinned awkwardly to herself, erasing the thought from her head. 'Baka...' she inwardly named. Such childish questions... She broke away from her train of thought, enjoying the peace (tense peace, if she counted the now silent war between Katsuya and Mai up front).
It wasn't long until such was disturbed.
Mai slammed down on the brake, earning earning a shriek from both Jonouchi and Shizuka. The car screeched, sliding to a halt easily beside the sidewalk. Mai smiled triumphantly, Shizuka nearly collapsed in her seat, and Jou was ready to spit bullets.
'Arigatou, Kami-sama, for seatbelts...'
"MAI...CHAN....!!" Jou growled viciously, fingers flexing dangerously. "ARE...YOU...TRYING TO KILL US....??"
"N-niichan, calm down..." panted a sweating Shizuka, nervous from Mai-san's driving skills. "M-Mai-san...na..nani you...?"
"Iie," she replied softly, raising a pale finger to point forward. Jou's eyes followed their direction slowly, falling across the large balloon graced with a dueling arena atop it. His eyes narrowed in embarrassment.
"Ah...hai...the Finals..." he murmured, barely beyond a whisper. Mai followed with another high-pitched laugh, with which he replied with: "SHUT UP!!!" Shizuka gasped lightly when the sounds of the doors slamming reached her ears.
"M-matte you!" she stammered, hands fumbling about for a doorknob to no success. She was saved though, as Jou pulled it open for her, earning her to topple right into his arms. She smiled guiltily, as she allowed him to pull her to her feet. "Doumo, Niichan..." she giggled softly.
"Careful," he replied cheerfully, a grin of equal softness and cheer crossing his lips. He grasped her hand firmly, leading her over to an impatient Mai, standing with her hands at her hips.
"We haven't got all day..." she nearly snarled.
"Heh.." Jou sweat-dropped. His cheerful demeanor was lost as they trudged over the sun-bleached pavement toward a tall man graced with short, brunette hair, icy eyes, a long white coat and a stern expression. That same, frozen expression made its way over the shorter boy with amusement.
"Ah..." Kaiba Seto murmured in a soft, breathy, though obviously harsh tone. "Jonouchi...why have you slinked over to the finals?" Jonouchi shot him a glare, stopping with such an expression as though looks could kill. Shizuka stopped with him, listening to the icy voice speak. "You know..." Seto continued, a smirk crossing his pale lips, "Mutts aren't allowed here."
"Shut the hell up, Kaiba!!" Jou spat furiously, halting the two girls in front of him. "I won the damn Locator Cards, I'm playing in the Finals! So stop your crap!"
"Heh...you? You won them? All by yourself? Tell me, I'd like to know: How many did Yugi give you this time?" Seto finished.
"KAIBA!!!"
"N-niichan..." Shizuka tried to reason, placing a slender hand over her brother's shoulder. She recognized the name Kaiba...Katsuya had a rivalry with Kaiba Seto??
Seto's expression was contorted with slight surprise when the young girl stepped in. He hid it quickly, speaking more quietly, though harshness seeped its way into his words. "Oi, kou-san. (2) This isn't an open event. If you're not a duelist, then leave."
K-kou-san...? Shizuka felt a spark of anger, something unusual for her, boil in her. "O-oi, juuyoun desu..." (3)
"Shut your mouth, Kaiba!!" Jonouchi yelled, more furious then ever. "She's my sister! And she's going to finally be able to see tonight! The first thing she's gonna see is ME dueling! So don't fucking ruin it for her!!"
Seto grinned, shooting a look to the young brunette. "Heh...aa. Don't cause trouble then, kou-san..."
Shizuka heard her brother release a loud snarl as response, which probably added to the fact that Kaiba had called him a dog, and yanked Shizuka forward, leading her up to the arena. "Niichan! Daijoubu?(4) Kaiba-san doesn't seem very nice..." she added in a smaller voice.
"He's a jerk so just stay away!!" Jonouchi replied loudy.
Well, that was the end of that. Shizuka stumbled alongside her brother awkwardly, until they finally slowed and halted.
"Not as many people here as I thought..." Mai remarked. "Even Yugi-san hasn't arrived."
"YOSHI!" Jou cried out of nowhere. "If I can't beat creepy Kaiba, Yugi can!" He laughed maniacally, almost, at this thought.
"Baka..." Shizuka heard his female friend murmur under her breath. She would've giggled, though she remained distracted.
"Kousan... "
Am I really that childish...?
"Yugi!" Jou cried happily, scampering away from his sister to his tri-haired friend. "You're here!! Let's kick Kaiba's ass while we're here!"
"H-hai..." Yugi replied in response, sweat-dropping a bit. "We have to watch out for that Ishtar Malik-san...after all that's happened, I'm more worried about --"
"Who cares about Ishtar! WE'LL KICK KAIBA'S BUTT!!"
"Eh..." Yugi grinned, flushing in embarrassment.
"Ignore the baka," Mai finally said, taking firm hold of Shizuka's wrist and pulling her over to some seats. Shizuka dragged along at first reaction, too completely lost in her guilty thoughts to notice it. Mai looked back, stopping, as a confused Shizuka gazed back blindly. "Nani? Are you still upset because of what Kaiba said?"
"Iie!" The brunette replied quickly. "It's not that..."
Not really...
"Ah..." Mai replied, annoyance reflecting clearly in her tone. "I get it. You're still ticked that I wouldn't let Jou take you around the town, right? Geh, it's not that big of a deal..."
"Iie! Iie! Really, I'm fine, ano... M-Mai-san!!"
"Shizuka-san. I'll take you out quickly, okay? Jou's preoccupied, so, I'll take you for a drive. We'll stop somewhere for a little while, is that okay?" Mai said firmly, pulling Shizuka's hand forcefully back away from the arena.
"Mai-san, really, I don't--!" she tried to reason. A moment later she was pushed right into the front seat of Mai's car, despite her attempts to convince the blonde woman she was fine.
Seto watched a chocolate-skinned boy with faded white hair trudge onto the balloon, glancing around almost cautiously, like he was in some sort of danger. Seto nodded, acknowledging him, before following. He stood proudly in the arena, facing down to all the duelists. He cleared his throat loudly, and spoke.
"Aa...everyone's here. The Battle City Finals commence now!!" He nodded curtly to a suited man, one of his servants who rushed off into the lower depths of the balloon. As Seto spoke, the device lifted off gracefully. "The best of the duelists have made it here...with a few lucky exceptions," he shot Jou a glare, who gazed up unknowing of what his brown-haired rival meant. "We'll start off immediately. The first duel is between Jou and Rishid! Step up to the arena now."
"M-Mai-san...really...you don't have to do this..." Shizuka mumbled. She had long given up on trying to zealously tell Mai to turn back, the woman was determined to ease Shizuka's disappointment that she imagined the younger girl had.
"So. Where do you want to go?" Mai asked as she slowed the card to a halt before a red light.
"Ano..."
"You don't even know? Don't tell me that, like Jou, you don't know your way around town either?!"
"Iie...I've been living with Kaasan in a different part of Japan for a while now..." Shizuka replied.
"Ahh..." Mai responded. "Demo..." She glanced around. "Demo, Shizuka-san," she began, eyeing a small bar with a twinkle in her eye. "Have you ever had sake before?"
Jou stepped bravely up to the arena, watching his eegyptian opponent doing the same, with a devious smirk across his dark lips. Youshi! I'm ready. Shizuka-chan...you're going to take off your bandages and see me duel. And Mai-chan...I know you'll watch. I know you both believe in me...
Mai-chan, Shizuka-chan, I know you'll give me strength to win this!!!
be continued.
) Iie = No. ^_^
) Oi, kou-san = "Hey kid." I don't speak Nihongo, so they probably say it differently. ::sighs:: Oh well...
) Oi, juuyoun desu = "Hey, I'm fourteen!" (I've been watching my latest anime, Hikaru no Go, and they have a lot of #'s in it, so I've been learning ^^;)
) Daijoubu? = Literally means "It's all right". Shizuka used it here as a casual question, "Are you all right?". The longer way to say it is "Daijoubu desu ka?"
A/N: Sorry if I took so long (again) but my reason was good enough right? Please nobody yell at me. Also, gomen ne that the chapter was mostly dialogue. I really don't remember what happened in this chapter. ::sighs:: Also, I've recently learned that Shizuka-chan's name isn't Jonouchi Shizuka, it's Shizuka Kawai. I know I should start calling her that, but I really don't feel like changing it and reposting stuff. Do you guys mind? Please review.