"What is this?" Tea asked a week later as the group stood around Miho's desk looking at the wrapped present.

"It's a present," Miho asked. "They just arrived..."

"Wait, Miho-chan!" stuttered Tristan. "It might be a bomb!"

"No way," Joanna stated with an annoyed look.

"Present open," song Miho as she unwrapped the gift on her desk.

Everyone stared in surprise as the gift once Miho has opened wondering how gave it to her.

"This is a Gacha box, isn't it?" Tea asked.

"Yeah," Yugi answered with a nod. "A capsule monster one."

"Capsule Monster?" Joanna asked confused.

"Also known as Capumon," Yugi answered with a smile. ""They're popular with elementary school kids right now."

"Oh yeah, my little sis told me about them. In the capsule is a monster," Joanna took over making the others look at her. "You use it in a game like chess. The one who defeats all his enemies wins."

"What's interesting is until the game begins, all you know is your opponent's monster level," Yugi picked up. "To be honest, right now I'm really into it too."

Joanna just smiled at Yugi.

"But, there's no way this could make Miho happy," Joanna spoke up.

They all looked back at Miho when she cried in joy to see that she had opened some of the capsule only to have jewelry inside.

"A closed heart necklace and earrings from Tiffany's!" she yelled in joy. "It's all the stuff I wanted!"

"Wow," Joanna breathed while they looked surprised.

"Miho-chan."

"Wait, Miho," Tea told her. "Just who did this? Who sent this to school?"

"A college student I ran into recently," Miho answered as she held up as latter. "Warashibe-kun."

"Eh?!"

...My Line...

DING DONG DING

"You mustn't go, Miho-chan!" Tristan told her after school. "Don't let things confuse you! Besides he's too old for you!" Miho just walked away from the class room with the jewelry in a paper bag. "Miho-chan! Miho-chan!"

"Give it up," Joanna told him as she walked out the door when Tristan fall to his knees. "Right now you're a man who can't even a single 500 yen Capumon."

This made Tristan cry even more.

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"Hello," Miho greeted as she walked into the Game Shop.

"Oh, Miho," said a surprised Yugi.

"Hi Miho." Joanna said while looking through some cards she could use for her decks.

"Welcome," Solomon greeted.

"Yugi, are there any Capumon left?" Miho asked him.

"Capumon?" asked a confused Yugi. "Yeah. Why do you ask?"

Miho just smiled as she took out a level 1 Capumon and opened it to see a flower looking monster.

"Thank you," she thanked.

'Nobody did anything for you yet,' Joanna sweatdropped.

"But, what are you going to do?" Yugi asked.

"Not much," answered Miho. "But, the face isn't very cute. What's so fun about collecting these?"

"Miho-chan," Solomon started. "Capumon aren't for a collection." Miho looked over at him. "Capumon is the epitome of battle." He then turned around for a bit before holding up a wooden playing table for the game. "Want to try?"

"No...Miho isn't interested in battle. Later Joanna, Yugi. See you again Grandpa."

"But...She's as peppy as always."

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"See you tomorrow Miho!" Joanna called out as she walked away from the lavender haired girl.

"Bye-bye Joanna!" Miho yelled as she waved.

The young Japanese female teen started on her way home and she got a good few blocks when Yugi wearing a red sheet over his head ran out in front of her.

"You better do as I say!" he yelled as her. This of course surprised her and so just blinked at him. "Do as I say!"

"What are you doing, Yugi?" Miho asked confused.

Yugi got surprised that she figured out that it was him all this time.

"Oh...I'm..."

Just then a lollypop flew threw the air and hit Yugi in the forehead which caused Miho to look behind her to see Warashibe.

"You bastard, what are you doing?" Warashibe asked before he ran forward and tackled Yugi to the ground making Miho stare in surprise and disbelief. "It's safe now."

'Huh?"

"What a fated coincidence," Warashibe said as he turned around. "It's me. Warashibe Kiwami."

Miho smiled nervously as he looked him over.

"No...this is way to bad."

"I came for you. Come with me to our world of love." This had Miho staring at him surprised and shock, but that turned into anger when he grabbed her wrist. "The Capumon are waiting for us."

"Wait...what is this?" Miho asked in confusion.

"It's nothing to be embarrassed about," Warashibe answered. "Now..." Miho, however, started to hit him with her bag while freaking out. "My goddess..."

"No! No! No!"

"You also...you also love Capumon, right?" Warashibe asked as Miho kept hitting him.

"Miho doesn't know a thing about Capumon!" she yelled as she hit really hard.

The hit had him letting her go and falling to the ground before Miho took off running.

"Why, my baby? Why?"

Yugi had by that time stood up watching what was going before sighing.

...My Line...

"I can't believe there's a guy, who would use an old trick like that, pretending to save a girl," laughed Joanna as she stood in line at lunch with the others.

"That must have been terrible for you, Yugi," Tea said.

"More importantly, I'm sorry, Miho," apologized Yugi after he shook his head. "I just couldn't refuse. But...Warashibe-kun. I never thought he would take it that far."

"No, he is," Tristan spoke up instead. "He shouldn't even write letters to Miho-chan! No, no, no!"

"What's with you?" Joanna asked as she looked at the others. "Just yesterday you were in such pain. You acted like you were dead."

"But, the one most at fault is Miho," Tea stated. "Anyone would have misunderstood that emotional letter."

"Miho thought we could just be pen pals," she informed Tea.

"Yes," Tristan agreed with a nod. "Miho-chan isn't at fault. Don't worry. I won't let that Capumon man near you again!"

"Thanks," cheered Miho with a smile. "Tristan, sure is reliable!"

The group all got their lunches before going to set down.

"But, I wish I could have seen that Capumon guy," Joanna told Tea once they were setting.

"Normally you don't say "baby" right?" Tea asked her with a smile.

The two of them where surprised when two glasses of water were set in front of them just as Yugi walked up. The light haired girl's eyes narrowed as they watch the guy walk by before he put a glass of water on her tray and Tristan's.

"Thanks," thanked Tristan.

They all sat down and started eating, but only Tea and Tristan drank the water they were given while Joanna just threw hers away.

Afterwords however, Tristian and Tea wound up having to use the restroom.

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Joanna, Miho, and Yugi sat together in the infirmary in front of the school nurse.

"They're fine," she told the three of them. "They just drank raw water. It's nothing to worry about. But...why just those guys? The other students are fine."

Yugi looked over to where the other two where resting looking worried while Joanna gained an angry look as if she had a hunch who would do this.

...My Line...

Both Miho and Joanna could be found in front of their lockers getting ready to head home when lavender haired girl found a note on top of her shoes.

"Joanna," she said as she turned to the tan skinned girl next to her.

"Is something wrong Miho?" Joanna asked before she noticed the note. "Miho where did you get that?"

"I found in my locker," her friend answered before handing it over.

"Heavenly punishment has been dealt to those who meddle with fate," Joanna started to read aloud. "My heart is assured. Signed Warashibe."

"This..." Miho mumbled before she the note back and crumpled it up. "Miho is angry!"

Both girls quickly left the school after getting their outdoors shoes on hopping to find Yugi.

...My Line...

"Yugi!" Miho yelled out when the two spotted him. Yugi turned around to see a pissed off Miho and a dark eyed Joanna. "Show me to Warashibe-kun's."

"Huh?"

Miho then filled Yugi in what happened which had him staring in surprise.

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It was almost night time when Yugi, Joanna and Miho came to a stop in front of Warashibe's hide out.

"Alright," Miho breathed. "Here I go, Yugi."

Both Yugi and Miho opened the door of the warehouse to find Warashibe playing a game of Capumon by himself before he looked up to see them.

"My sweetheart. So you've finally come to jump into my arms?"

"Don't joke!" Miho yelled at him. "Miho was kind of wrong, but...There's no need to do such a terrible thing to my friends, right?"

"I heard from Miho," Yugi finally spoke up. "Warashibe-kun, that's too mean! I can't believe that you would do that!"

"It couldn't be helped," he told them. "They got in the way of my fate with you."

"There is no fate, this is clearly sexual harassment!" Joanna told him.

"Miho is angry today. Listen! Never do this again! And never come near me again either!" Miho yelled.

"You aren't very honest, my honey," Warashibe told her. "But, if you're going to say that...Why not decide it with a game?"

"Game?" Miho asked confused.

"Capumon," Warashibe informed him. "You've been practicing it, right? If you win, I won't approach you anymore. But, if I win...you will follow fate."

"Okay," Miho agreed without a second thought.

"Miho!" Yugi and Joanna yelled in surprise.

Warashibe laughed a bit before he sat everything up and it wasn't long till the two were setting facing each other.

"The field is version 7," Warashibe started to explain. "Crisis hill. It's a food field for a beginner like you."

"You'd better not regret it," Miho told him.

"What pep," Warashibe stated. "Truly my goddess. Now let's take turns pulling capsules. Ladies first. Go ahead."

Miho walked over to the machine and turned the handle before a capsule came out of it.

"Level 1," Yugi whispered as she picked it up.

"Too bad," Warashibe said as he walked forward. "Then...I'm next." He then turned the handle and a level 5 came out surprising them. Once the two of them were setting once again after getting their capsules. Miho had three level 1s, a level 2, and a level 4 while Warashibe had three level 5s and two level 4s. "I'm so sorry. I can see the result of this match before starting."

Joanna had a funny feeling about this though. 'Yami, if things take a turn for the worse, please help.'

"You can't know that until we do this!" Miho growled at him.

"That's the spirit," Warashibe told her. "Then game start."

The two of them lifted the lid of their capsules off to reveal their monsters before starting the game.

'What'll I do?' Miho thought. 'Even though I said that, I really have no idea!'

"Then...please go ahead," Warashibe told her.

"Miho, you can do it," Yugi cheered.

'Got to do it,' thought Miho. 'It's sink or swim.'

Yugi narrowed his eyes at the move that Miho played.

"Nice move," Warashibe told her. "Then...I'll use Gumbo..." Warashibe picked the monster up and then knocked Miho's own monster out of the way. "Okay, one down."

"So pissed!" Miho yelled. "Go, level 4 Great Par!"

"I can see this isn't going to be any challenge," Warashibe stated after Miho made a move. "Hurry and give up. My dear."

"Shut up!" Miho yelled as she shot up from her set. "Hurry and do it!"

This action had Yugi backing up away from her and knocking over the Gacha box the capsule monsters. The top of the machine came off to reveal something inside of it.

"Huh?" Yugi asked when he noticed. "There's a strange device inside. Don't tell me Warashibe-kun...This is a trick!"

"This was rigged from the start!" Joanna exclaimed.

"That's right," Warashibe agreed with Yugi. "It always switches between outputting low level and high levels."

"What?" Miho asked in anger.

"I didn't want to put you through a long, painful fight," Warashibe answered.

"Stop it with your excuses!" Miho told him. "This is clearly against the rules! Okay, let's go, Yugi. We win."

"That's no good," Warashibe spoke up. Yugi and Miho looked at him as he walked over to remove a sheet from some round to reveal a large capsule. "When you enter this, you will be the best. You are already mine. Mine, mine, mine!"

'Wow. Talk about yandere-level.' Joanna thought.

"Warashibe-kun!" Yugi said in shock.

"What is this guy?" Miho asked looking freaked. "Yugi, Joanna, let's run!"

The three of them turned around and ran for the exit.

"You can't run away, darling," Warashibe said as he lowered the bars to stop them, however, the beam fell from the ceiling. "Oh man...it broke..."

It was then that he noticed a glow from within the dust and once it cleared, he saw Yami standing protectively in front of Joanna who was holding an unconscious Miho in her arms.

"Warashibe," he spoke up. "This prank has gone on too far."

"Yugi...?" Warashibe asked in surprise.

"Game time," Yami stated.

Yami gentle placed Miho down before going over and setting down in front of the capsule board.

"Game?" Warashibe asked. "Then shall we restart?"

"No, this is fine," Yami answered.

"Like this?" Warashibe asked confused. "With these disadvantageous monsters?"

"Let's see if they are a disadvantageous or not," Yami answered. "I will take over for Miho's operation."

Warashibe laughed at what Yami told him.

"Operation?" Warashibe asked. "A beginner like her...there's no way she'd have one."

"At any rate, let's begin," Yami stated. "However...the game we begin...will be a Shadow Game."

"Then...let me start it," Warashibe stated as he made his move and to his surprise the monsters became real and attacked each other before vanishing. "That's interesting! But, they struck each other out. Makes no change in my advantage. Go Dinosaurwing!" The monster took to the air and blew flames to destroy the plant like monster on Yami's side. "Looks like the levels are to different, Yugi. Now you only have two monsters level."

"That's right," Yami agreed before he made his move.

"That's no good," Warashibe laughed. "My Headzacker is there." Said monster moved and destroyed Yami's monster. "To bad, Yugi. The only monster you have left...is a level 2. I win."

"Really?" Yami asked.

"Not giving up yet?" Warashibe asked him.

"Take a good look at the arrangement of your monsters on the field," Yami informed him.

Warashibe did as told looking confused before he noticed what he was talking about.

"My monsters are all lined up," he exclaimed in shock. "When did this happen?"

"And...my last monster, Torido," Yami told him. "His level is low, he can't turn easily. And he's not suited for close combat, but...he has one secret move. Only usable once, he can defeat even a level 5 monster. He has one hit hissatsu attack for 7 consecutive paces." Warashibe stared in surprise at the board. "Here I go! Flight of the gale!"

Torido took to the air and shot right through the other monsters destroying them.

"My monsters..."

Yami had gotten up and started to walk away from the field.

"Warashibe...Capumon isn't just about zealously collecting monsters," Yami started to explain. "It's about how to use the monsters you obtain to win."

"I lost...I..." Warashibe said in shock before he over turn the box and fall backwards in his set. "No, no, no, no!" Yami now stood over to Joanna and Miho. "Nosaka Miho is mine!"

Yami turned back around to look at Warashibe.

"The doors of darkness...has opened," Yami stated just before Warashibe thought he was locked up in a capsule and started to freak out even more. "A small punishment. Capumon aren't a collection. It's a battle game. Better remember that."

Yami turned around and picked up Miho before leaving the warehouse with her.

...My Line...

"Thank goodness," Yugi sighed as Tea, Joanna, Tristan, and he walked to school. "I'm glad you got better right away."

"It's wasn't that big a deal."

"More importantly, I can't believe Miho-chan fought that Capumon man for me!" Tristan stated with tears. "I feel terrible."

"Fool," Joanna told him. "Don't say Capumon! Each time you say that my stomach turns. I don't want to remember it."

"But, the Capumon man sure learned his place quickly."

"I said stop it!"

"Everyone!" Miho called out as she ran to catch up to them. "Good morning!"

They all stopped and looked back at her with a smiles.

"Miho-chan!"

"Good morning," Yugi greeted.

"Hey, hey, Miho got this great Capumon..."

They all freaked as Miho fall to the ground and a lot of Capumon capsules fall out of her bag. Joanna face palmed while shacking her head as the others groaned.