I yawned loudly as I plopped myself onto my bed, my body bouncing a couple times before resting still on the mattress. I put my hands behind my head and stared up at the ceiling with a frown. Today was supposed to be fun! I finally got to see my best friend in the whole world after three long years… but…

~FLASHBACK~

We were driving through a backroad toward where she was staying. She and I were in the back while her piano teacher and her husband were in the front, with the husband driving. "I'm so happy I'm finally reunited with my best friend!" I exclaimed as I wrapped my arms around her in a hug, a stupid grin on my face. However, it was wiped off my face when I heard her laugh nervously. I sat straight and looked at her in confusion. "What is it?"

"I'm not sure we are best friends anymore."

"What do you mean, Annie?" I asked with a frown.

"Well, it's just that we have nothing in common! I don't like anything you do, and same goes for you. I'm just saying," she said nonchalantly. I felt my heart being ripped apart, but didn't show it.

"What about Yani and Jay?" I asked, referencing my older brother and even older sister, "You hang with them."

"Well, with Yani we can connect more, and Jay and I have gotten to the point where we basically know what each other is thinking. It's pretty cool really!" she exclaimed.

"O-oh… I see," I said, my face straight so as not to betray my emotions.

"But hey, we're still friends, right Kasumi?" she asked, punching my shoulder lightly. I gave her a halfhearted smile.

"Yeah… friends…"

~FLASHBACK END~

I sighed with a frown. Not everyday you hear your best friend of almost twelve years has replaced you with your own siblings… I can just feel the love.

I remembered just looking out the window for the remainder of the ride, a sad look on my face. Of course, she never noticed.

I took a deep breath to try and calm my nerves, but it didn't work. That incident happened twelve hours ago. You would think I'd be over it right? "Oh no, Kasumi, she's still your friend! Get over it!" Yeah well, you try having your best friend replace and degrade you. Tell me how that works out for you. Finally having enough of this excruciating silence, I whipped out my 3DS, popping in my Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Tournament 2010: Reverse of Arcadia game. Yeah, what a mouthful. I turned it on and started playing. I thought it was kind of funny. I have two decks, along with a Duel Disk, in real life, and have never won a match. Yet in this game I'm dueling like a pro! Guess all my skills went into playing Rock-Paper-Scissors, because I am a pro at that in real life.

But anyway, I digress. I had gone home and watched as Annie left with my sister, Yani. I forget where they were going, but I also don't really care.

I focused on my game beating another NPC in the second chapter. I had just finished dueling this dude to get Kalin free. "Yeah, buddy! Ima beat your face in!" I grinned wickedly. I made two different decks, so they were already better than my Spellcaster's and Elemental Heroes. Of course, that's probably because I just suck and the universe hates me, but what can you do?

"Awe yeah! Another gang down! Only one more to go!" I pumped my fist in the air happily. I checked the clock. "Uh oh… it's 2:15… and I have to do the parade thing tomorrow… Guess I should get some rest…" I yawn, closing and putting both my laptop and 3DS away.

I pull the blanket over my body, and before I close my eyes I look out the window. My eyes widen as I see a shooting star. 'I better make a wish…' I thought, closing my eyes. 'I wish I was in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. I want to be able to have friends who won't abandon me…' That was my last thought before drifting off to sleep.

—

I slowly opened my bleary eyes, blinking a couple times. "Ugh… Huh?" I slowly sit up, looking around. White. That's all I saw. Just lots and lots of white. I tensed slightly. "H-hello?" I asked, my voice echoing through the void. "Where am I…?"

"Hello, child." I jumped about 50 feet in the air. I was… not expecting that. Though, the voice did seem familiar…

"W-who are you? Show yourself!" I exclaimed. Imagine my surprise when something DID appear! Though… I wasn't expecting it. I'm just caught off guard completely today. My eyes slowly widened as a crimson dragon appeared in front of me, staring right at me. It was beautiful, and it looked so real! But I'm not so easily fooled!… is what I'd like to say. "Y-you're… the Crimson Dragon…" I whispered, then shook my head. "I need to lay off the card games…"

"Kasumi Kurogane." I looked up at the Crimson Dragon as it spoke, my eyes wide. "I have seen your grief, and I believe I have a use for you."

"For… me? What are you talking about?"

"There is trouble in Neo Domino City and Satellite, but I am sure you know what it is."

"Um…" I tried to think, then it clicked. "The Dark Signers?" The Dragon nodded. "But… they beat the Dark Signers! They should be fine!"

The Crimson Dragon shook its head. "No… I am afraid it is worse than what you have seen. I am certain they will need your help."

"But what can I do? I'm only good in the video game! I can't duel!" I replied. If I didn't know better, I'd say the Crimson Dragon was smirking.

"Not to worry. I have watched you, and I know just who to send for help along with you."

"Help?"

"Two boys you know very well. They went to the Shadow Realm and the Afterlife, but I am certain you can tame them both and help them."

My eyes widened. Just who was she talking about? I felt like I had a clue, but I couldn't be sure. I listened as she kept talking.

"I will give you this. It may look familiar." Suddenly, a light shone in my hand. I held my palm in front of my and looked at the contents. A… key? It looks just like the key I got from my Fairy Tail Key box I had gotten a couple months ago. "Since these beings are actually dead, I cannot give them a body they can keep. They will both be trapped in there. It will also give you the power to give them both bodies for thirty minutes. After that, the body will disappear and the soul will return to the key."

"I see…" I looked at the dragon. "There's another reason…"

The Crimson Dragon sighed, "Despite the fact that one ended up in the Afterlife, I do not trust either of them. Their histories are dyed red."

"Oh, okay. I'll do it." I grinned. "But, there's a couple things I'd like to ask."

"Go on, child."

"I want a couple things when I get there. I want my laptop, 3DS, iPod, and my Duel Disk and cards."

"Your Duel Disk will be some trouble, but I can manage to make it real. As for the other things, I will allow you to bring them."

I smiled, "Thank you, Crimson Dragon." It nodded, and roared loudly. The entire area glowed brightly, before I fell unconscious.