Phoenix: Hey guys, this is my first fanfic. The story's gonna have a familiar character show up in later chapters. This has been in my head for the whole two and a half hour total car trip I was just in. I was completely bored and I had to do something. Please review when you're done, I love critisism and i need to know what I can improve on and stuff. Enjoy:P
Chapter One: Introductions
It was a warm summer day as Kari Manato approached the steps of a small game shop with her assistant, James. He was trailing behind her at quite a distance, lugging his TV broadcasting gear and looking around slowly. Kari stopped in front of the door and waited for him.
"Are you sure this is the place?" James asked, even though there was the word GAME in big, bold letters on the roof.
"Yes," Kari sighed, asking herself every night of her life why she was given such a hopeless assistant. Once James was also at the door, she stepped inside and took in what she saw. Today was the day she was going to interview Yugi Motou, the greatest duelist in all of Japan and the world. He was well known too, so there would be hundreds of people watching once it goes on air, which meant a good pay for Kari. There were shelves lined up against the walls filled with classic board games and other merchandise. There were bright lamps hanging from the ceiling and a "CAUTION: WET FLOOR" sign on the ground. And of course, there was a clear display case showing hundreds of Duel Monsters cards. Kari came to the right place.
Kari approached the old man at the counter, immediately recognizing him. "Mr. Motou," she said in her best businesslike tone and stuck out her hand. "My name is Kari Manato, interviewer. I am the one who spoke to you on the phone about this meeting today."
Mr. Motou looked up from polishing the display case and shook Kari's hand. "Hello there," he said in a cheerful manner. "I remember now, you're the one who's supposed to be interviewing my grandson Yugi and his friends." And his friends? Kari thought to herself. It was just supposed to be Yugi, but the more the info, the better. I guess I should thank Mr. Motou's old memory for that. Kari's idea was interrupted by Mr. Motou's shouting to Yugi and the gang to come downstairs. Then came down three teenage boys with blonde, brown, and white hair, and a girl with short brown, all crowding in front of the stairs. Following them was unmistakably Yugi, King of Games. And the TV screens that Kari saw him on in the past must distort his height. He doesn't look that short anymore in person.
"Hey, it's the interviewer girl!" said the blonde boy. I've seen him on TV as well. He's definitely Joey Wheeler.
"Are we all going to be on TV?" asked the brown haired boy. He seems like Joey's partner-in-crime.
"Hi, nice to meet you!" said the girl as she smiled. At least there's one polite person of the group.
"What's going on?" said the white haired boy curiously. He seems like the clueless one.
"Bakura, Yugi explained it yesterday!" The brown haired one turned around and told him with annoyance. "We are going to be interviewed for a show about the King of Games!"
"Sorry, Tristan, I was half asleep last night," Bakura replied. As him and Tristan continued to argue, the girl said to Kari, "Hey, you don't look that old for a reporter!"
It was true. Kari was only fifteen, no matter how old she pretends to be. She was still in high school, but she got a job as a reporter. She was dressed up casually, wearing jeans and a blouse, so it was probably more noticeable today. James was twenty, and at first it seemed strange to have an assistant older than her, and a not too bright one at that, but Kari got used to it.
"I know, I'm only fifteen," Kari responded back to the girl, dropping the businesslike character. "The same age as all of you." Everyone in her TV company made fun of her since she was only in high school. She tried to act more like all of the adults today, but she just couldn't. She was still a teenager, and she wanted to act like it whenever she could. Besides, she wasn't interviewing thirty-year-olds here. If anything, these guys seemed more childish at heart. Kari decided that she liked them.
"Fifteen?!" The girl exclaimed. "How did you get this sort of job?"
"Téa, maybe you shouldn't ask her a personal question." Yugi said. Kari was grateful for that. She didn't want to tell them that story.
"What's your name again?" Yugi asked.
"You can just call me Kari."
"Okay, Kari, I'd like you to meet Joey, Tristan, Bakura, and Téa. And I'm Yugi Motou."
"The King of Games!" Joey declared and slapped Yugi on the back in a friendly way. Even though Yugi's voice may have gotten deep, he was still extremely short compared to Joey and his friends. It was actually taking a little effort for Kari not to laugh at that. Even she was taller than the best duelist in the world.
"I'm sure we got all of the introductions down," said Kari, trying to remind them of why she's here. "Now where's a good place James and I can set up for the interview?"
Phoenix: So? How was it? Review please, they're much appreciated!