From the end and from the beginning ...

It's been a long time ... since the last chap ^. ^ °
well ... and biddeschön ... without talking too much:
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The duel went badly for Yami in general. He had to play not only for himself, but also for Yugi's and Marik's good side. Slowly things got more and more precarious for the Pharaoh and if it continued like this he would lose.
But the moment he was about to give up, he drew the card. The one Danielle had given him. "YAMI! Play the card," yelled Yugi as the shadows devoured him more and more. This was part of the game. With every point of life that the ruler lost, Yugi's body dissolved.
She didn't want to play the bigger one. 'Who knows what will happen next?' Even if he trusted Danny, this card made me feel uncomfortable. "Yami ... please!", Yugi pleaded and the Pharaoh had no choice. So he did it: "I call ... Orion, creator of the earth"
Marik's eyes grew more incredulous. "How could this, this ... he get the card? Grrr DANIELLE!" He stepped furiously and inwardly cursed the little girl who was not there.
For minutes nothing happened that made Yami restless. 'Nothing happens,' he thought angrily, wondering if his girlfriend was joking. An insane thought buzzed in his head. 'What if she helps Marik? "He lost faith in the little one for a moment and sadness spread inside him.
But then a ray of light came out of the clouds and like lightning it flashed across the sky until it finally hit the airship - or to be more precise, Yami's Dueldisk. The hairy man took a few steps back and the blue flash disappeared. A girl floated in front of him, her long black hair hiding her face. Long black, red, white and gold wings stretched out to the sides and she was wearing a black dress. She kept her head bowed, but she drew her wand.
Yami looked closely at the 'monster' in front of him and somehow she looked very familiar to him. But he could not assign them, which is why he now concentrated on the duel again.
"Orion is attacking Ra," he shouted, hoping that this card could really beat the god. Orion raised the wand and pointed it directly at Ra. Then a golden ball shot towards the god and he was really destroyed. Yami took a deep breath: 'Made it?'
The Pharaoh watched as Ra disappeared and the good Marik regained control of his body. This gave up. So Yugi or Yami remained king of the games.
After the duel, Yami went back to his room. He was shocked at first, because Danny was sitting on the window sill and looking at the cities and villages passing below them. "Danny?" Came the ruler quietly. Addressed turned around and looked at him with a slight smile on her lips."Hello Yami"
The former Pharaoh stopped in the doorway and looked at her with interest: “Why weren't you there at my duel?” She gave him no answer to this question. Instead, she got up and continued to smile mysteriously at him. "Danny?" Asked Yami, but she only spoke when she was standing in front of him: "That, my dear, you will find out at some point ... But it's still too early to explain that to you. I'm sorry. "Then she walked past him and left the room. Confused, he stood there for a while and did not know how to interpret her behavior.
Danny walked quietly down the hall and sat in a corner by the window. Again she watched the houses and the landscapes. A sigh escaped her, but no one heard it.
After a couple of hours they arrived back at Domino. They said goodbye to Marik, Ishizu and Odion and Mai, Serenity and Duke drove back home too.
In the evening Danny sat on her bed and dozed for a while until she heard a noise and startled. "Who's there?" Was her question right away. This was answered immediately: "Well I" Danny rolled his eyes slightly and said: "Why do you always have to come up like that and scare me?" The result was a laugh from the person opposite. "You know me," Danny grumbled slightly and asked: "Why are you here?" At first the other person hesitated, but then the answer came: "Well ... you know that Seto Kaiba is another tournament after the Battle City tournament wanted to organize ... well ... he called your father to find out if it could not take place in Egypt this time. "" I beg your pardon? He's not serious now, "cried Danny and jumped up. "Yes," it came back softly. "You will all have to fly to Egypt ... Kari is still here, isn't she?" A nod from Danny and the person she was talking to disappeared with the sentence: "See you in Egypt"
Danny sighed and fell on the bed and stared at the ceiling. 'Another tournament? And also at home ... well, that can be something. 'Only a short time later she sank into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning she sat at the table and stared the whole time at her bun, which was still in front of her. Of course, this was not hidden from Yugi and his grandpa. "What's wrong Danny?" Asked the old man, looking at her worriedly. "Hm? Oh ... um ... actually nothing ..." she stuttered and began to smile. But that wasn't convincing enough, because Yugi's grandfather raised an eyebrow and said skeptically: "Really?" "Yes," replied Danielle quickly and suddenly jumped up. "I'm not hungry ... I'm going into town a little" and before either of them could say anything, she disappeared out the door.
Immediately an icy wind came towards her. It was spring already, but the cold still hung over the country. She began to shiver, but she strolled down the Domino streets anyway. She knew that Kari had to be here somewhere too.The brown-haired one got up very early to go shopping before she flew home.
The streets were lonely and the girl felt as if she would finally clear her head again. But it was not like that. "Damn it," she muttered softly and shot a stone in front of her in anger.
"Danny?" Came a voice from behind her. The black-haired turned around and smiled slightly: "Hello Kari ..." But a strange look followed from her best friend. She had several bags in her hand and tilted her head slightly. "What's going on Danny?" The addressed sighed annoyed: "Does everyone only know this one question today?" Kari giggled and said: "Come on ..." Danny explained to her without further ado that Seto Kaiba wanted to organize a new tournament in Egypt . Kari was pleased at first, before she paused: "But ... if anything slips out to your father or Timmy, then you are delivered ... you haven't told them yet, have you?" "Oh ... you could have done it already, right?", Kari said and looked accusingly at Danny. Danny only grumbled. "I can't ... just like that ... no ... either they find out for themselves, or ..." "Or you tell them before they find out from someone else and then get angry , I just say: Think of Yami "" But you and Timmy weren't angry either ... "" We're not with you either, "Kari pointed out before moving on. "See you Danny ... and think about it again" Once again, the black-haired sigh came from her lips.
After a couple of hours of simply walking around town, she came back to the game store. The moment she stepped on the property, her cell phone rang. Annoyed, she picked it up and said: "Yes ??"
"Hello, Danielle"
"Oh Seto Kaiba, who else", Danny said and grumbled softly.
"I really hope you had a nice few days here in Domino"
"Don't get around the bush here ... What do you want?" Danny hissed softly.
"Very well," Kaiba cleared her throat and continued in a business-like tone: "I want to host a new tournament ..."
"In Egypt, I know," Danny grumbled as she pulled out the front door key.
"Where from? Oh doesn't matter ... your father said that I need your consent ..."
"Yes, exactly", Danny laughed sardonically and went on quietly: "And you know that I could just say 'no'"
"Yes, unfortunately ... but if you agree, you will receive the first invitation to the tournament"
"Oh, how nice ... But I would have agreed without your invitation and would have just participated", she said and received an answer: "I know"
Seto continued: "Then you will receive the invitation the day after tomorrow at the latest"
"Nice", said Danny and asked: "Joey gets an invitation too, right?"
Suddenly there was silence on the other end of the line.Danny, who was standing in the hallway, had to smile. "Yeah," came it quietly after a while and Danielle started laughing. "See you soon, Seto" "See you soon"
The girl quietly climbed the stairs and opened the door to her room when she saw standing in this yami. She stood in the door for a while before she asked: "Yami? What are you doing here?" The Pharaoh turned around and looked at her worriedly. Only after a while did he smile slightly at her. "Danny ... I ... am worried" Danny closed his eyes for a moment before she started to speak: "Yami ... you don't need to worry ... I'm just thinking about different things and I also have to make a few decisions. One thing that concerns me at the moment is the new tournament in Seto ... he wants to hold it in Egypt. "" A new tournament? ", Yami said in astonishment. Danny just nodded and sat on the bed. The day after tomorrow at the latest, all the invitations that he considers worthy will be with the duelists "" Well then Yugi and I will definitely be there, "grinned Yami. Danny just nodded and finally said:" And thanks to me, Joey is there too "Yami grinned just and left the room, but not without first giving her a kiss.
The letters came two days later. Danny opened hers and read the invitation. 'Typical Kaiba', she thought and had to grin slightly. She went to Yugi, who was still holding his invitation in his hand and stared at his grandfather in amazement, who was also holding one in his hand, completely enthusiastic. "He's invited too," the little one kept mumbling. His grandfather, on the other hand, giggled to himself and grinned like a honey cake horse. Danny had to laugh when she saw them both like this.
The next morning was the departure. At the airport