Thread: A New Year (Post YGO-GX) [Yuna&Malin's 1x1]

Hana Tsuikyou It had taken a lot of time and effort into convincing her parents this had been what she wanted. But finally, they agreed to send her off to the very well-known Duelist Academy. They didn't do so, however, without shouting some rather nerve-wracking and discouraging words and phrases like, You damn well better do a good job or we're pulling you out! or even 'What's the point in it?! It's just a game! Of course, they wouldn't understand. Why should they? A light sigh left the young girl's lips as she leaned against the railing of the boat. It had mixed emotions within it a bit of despair but the more dominant emotion was a feeling of bliss. For the first time in her fifteen years, she was about to do something she wanted, not that they chose for her. She didn't look Japanese and got weird looks rather often. There was a reason for that. Her dad was American, her mother Japanese. They had been having quite a good marriage and relationship up until her dad went and cheated on her mom like an idiot. So who got the blame? She did, of course. Even though Hana knew perfectly well none of this was her fault, she had wondered a few times if it was somehow herself that caused the mess her family was in. Her head shook no, causing blonde locks to gently flow from side to side. Why should it be yours? Not like you told Dad to go out on a one-night stand ... Because of all she had been introduced to, she was more mature than most others her age and knew of quite a few concepts that normal teenagers wouldn't. Trying desperately to shove the flashbacks and memories away, she opened a pouch latched onto a strap around her waist in the form of a make-shift belt. Inside was her deck .... her main source of hope. Hana had gotten into the game upon hearing about one of the former students within the Academy, Asuka Tenjouin, and how successful she had become during her years at the Academy. She wanted to get stronger and become a decent role model for women as Asuka had done. Kami knew there certainly weren't enough these days for females. But .. will I be good enough? She wondered, staring out at the water. As her hazel eyes went back to her deck, she nodded and remembered all her comrades, friends within it. Of course it will be. Don't be silly. Even before getting her parents to send her off here, she had practiced the card game with her younger sister and some of the locals in Domino City. As far as she had been told, she wasn't half-bad. In fact, most were astonished at her seemingly natural talent. A light bump snapped her out of her thoughts as the ship boarded the Island finally. ...Oh wow ... She murmured, taking in the scenery. She began to walk off before grabbing her bags. Her cheeks began darkening as some blush covered them. That ... would have been bad ... Keeping her bags firmly held in one hand and her deck in another, a realization began to dawn on her. ....Oh no ... She murmured, frowning as she gazed around. She hadn't been given a map for some reason. And without any real guidance ... Hana was beginning to figure out she had no idea to go even though she knew what she was looking for the Ra Yellow dorms. Her mouth had opened to try to ask a few others but all were in their own hurry it seemed. One even unceremoniously shoved her aside, causing not only her bags to slip out of her hand but her cards to scatter. No! She quickly began gathering them, glad that at least the grass wasn't dirty. Still though, a bit more than her life, her deck was the most precious thing Hana had. She couldn't dare lose them!