Disclaimer: I own only Ayume and Kohana and the various plot twists this may or may not take. This is based off inu-yasaskekaiba108's masterpiece 'The Demon'. Yes, I do have permission. Enjoy the story.

Lightning split the sky as a storm raged on Duel Academia Island. Inside the Medical Ward waiting room, 12-year-old Yuki Kohana was typing calmly on her laptop. She seemed to be the only calm person in the room. Marufuji Sho sighed and said, "Man, I hope Aniki's okay." Kenzan Tyranno did the same thing, only louder. The blue-haired Ra stood up. "Get this straight, Kenzan, Judai's my Aniki, got that?" Kenzan stood as well, towering over the vertically challenged boy. "No, Marufuji-sempai, Judai's my Aniki."

"Knock it off, you two. You're screwing up my concentration," Kohana said, not looking up one from her work. It's a sad day when a 12-year-old is more mature than a 15- and 16-year-old. "Gomen, Yamamoto-kun," Sho said, returning to his seat. "Gomen-nasai, Yamamoto-sempai," Kenzan said, copying Sho. Kohana suppressed a heavy sigh. Truth be told, Kohana shouldn't even be at Duel Academia. But, Kohana had been getting strange dreams about bad things happening to her brother during his second year and Kohana didn't want to take any chances.

Hurled into Obelisk Blue with hardly a second thought, Keiko knew it couldn't just be her dueling skills (she wasn't too brilliant at the game, but she was just slightly above average) and soon discovered that Obelisk Blue was the only dorm that had female facilities. What kind of boarding school has two dorms that can't accommodate women, and only one dorm that does? Did Mr. Kaiba actually think all women would be Obelisk Blue-material? I'm probably only Ra Yellow or at the very least Osiris Red material. Geeze, I'm all for equal rights, but doesn't that mean fair shots for all? I haven't even seen half the girls in Obelisk Blue—okay, Obelisk White, duel, let alone my old roommate! The only Obelisks I've seen duel are Asuka-chan, Fubuki-kun, and Ryo-san, but that was only in the PDL.

"Yamamoto-kun, Yamamoto-kun, are you paying attention?" Sho asked, waving his hands in front of Kohana's face. "Huh?" Kohana asked as she shook her head, her blue-rimmed glasses slightly askew. Sho sighed. "We can see Aniki now." Kohana nodded and switched off her laptop. She rearranged her glasses and took off her blue headband to smooth down her messy brown bangs. I'm due for a haircut, Kohana thought dryly. With an internal sigh, she followed Sho and Kenzan into the ward. When they reach Judai's bed, Kohana felt her heart stop. There was no way that could be her brother.

Yuki Judai was unconscious and his torso was bandaged up to his right should and he had gathered quite the collection of cuts, bruises, and scrapes. His left wrist was incased in a white cast and Kohana knew that all the white would strike a bad chord with him when he woke up. So far though the year, Kohana managed to stay well out of Judai's way. She had, by some grace of God, made friends with Sho and Kenzan without her brother realizing it. Besides, even if Sho or Kenzan carelessly through her name around, Judai would never suspect it was his 12-year-old sister. Brown hair and blue eyes were common, anyway. So where glasses and the curse of being vertically challenged.

Still, Kohana wasn't one to underestimate her brother. Judai may be good at playing dumb, but even he wasn't so stupid that he couldn't put two and two together and get six. That skill ran deep in the Yuki family. Every Yuki she had ever heard about possessed that skill, along with determination, luck, instinct, impulse, good judgment, excellent acting, bravery, courage, a certain disregard for the rules, and a strong resilience. If it weren't for those skills, the Yuki family would've died out centuries ago. Judai wasn't as stupid as everyone though he was, but it was safer playing dumb than deliberately making yourself an enemy to someone possibly stronger than you.

Not wanting to stay any longer, Kohana turned away. "I'm going back to the Osiris Dorms. You can come with me or stay with Judai. It doesn't matter to me." Both boys agreed to staying with Judai. Kohana put on her royal blue windbreaker and packed her laptop away in its royal blue case. She slung it over her shoulder and took off into the raging storm. I need to talk to Kagome…

After Manjoume converted blue to white, the few Obelisks that had escaped the persecution had sought refuge in the Osiris Red and Ra Yellow Dorms, herself and Higurashi Kagome among them. Kagome, Kohana's cousin, was a second-year Obelisk and the only one who knew who Kohana really was. Kagome, however, had helped Kohana avoid Judai and often times talked to her late at night when Kohana was worried or scared. And right now, Kohana felt a strong mixture of both rising up her gut, and she wouldn't ignore it this time.

"Kagome-chan?" Kohana called out into the main room she shared with Kagome and several others after Manjoume left for the White Dorm. The part Manjoume built on was the part where the refugees who didn't end up in Ra Yellow stayed. "Keiko, hush," a warning note came from the darkness, letting Kohana know where her cousin/friend was and that almost everyone was asleep or getting there. Kohana tried to not looking around at the groups of frightened people huddling around flashlights, whispering in terror at the thought of being converted. The slightest rumor could set the whole room into a frightened flurry. Elaine Winters had already made waves when she said that it might just be easier to give in rather than fight back…

Flashback

It had been a week since Manjoume took over Obelisk Blue. Fearful, the few survivors fled to the very dorms they once mocked. Concerned but unafraid, both Kohana and Kagome escaped to the Osiris Red dome, taking the last two spots. Right now, classes were over and everyone not in white was almost stampeding back to the safety of the non-converted dorms. Back at the dorm, Kohana and Kagome were attempting to do their homework when Elaine Winters, an American girl who had transferred in to Duel Academia, made a remark that set a fire.

"Why do we even bother? Why hide like cowards and prolong the inevitable? We're all going to join the Hikari no Kessha, so why not get it over with?"

Snap!

Kohana's pencil tip broke as she clenched up. She stood up slowly and turned to face the redhead who dared suggest giving up. "Elaine," Kohana said, desperately trying to contain her thinning temper, "do you really think that we should just give up, surrender?"

"Well, I guess. I mean, we're going to get converted sooner or later, right?"

"Dead wrong. I would rather reduce my deck to ashes and smash my laptop to pieces than commit such slow suicide!"

Gasps filled the room. A duelist threatening to burn their deck? That was suicide within itself. Elaine was shocked by Kohana's bold statement; was this girl crazy?

"Keiko, what do you mean by that? Burning your deck is worse than joining the Kessha, right?"

"Wrong again. I refuse to surrender half of my mind, soul, and life. No matter the cost or opposition. My resolve will not be broken. End of story."

The more Elaine tried to show that she was right, the angrier Kohana got. Until… "Just shut up, Elaine! If you want to join the Kessha so much, than go! I'm not going to stop you and I know no one else will try!" Elaine also got mad, "Fine! I will!" And with that, Elaine Winters resisted the Kessha no more.

End Flashback

Kagome hadn't said much on that subject, but it was clear she didn't like what Kohana had done. "The numbers of those who haven't been converted are very few and far between. We can't risk lessening our numbers just because someone pissed you off!" True, Kagome adopted a more advanced form of speech when she talked to her younger cousin, but that was beside the point. Kagome is right. I need more control of my anger; the whole argument with Elaine was foolish and shouldn't've happened, Kohana thought as she sat down next to Kagome.

"So," Kagome began, speaking in English laced with old Japanese terms, "how's Judai?" Kohana sighed. "There's a lot of bandages and not a lot of my brother, to put it simply." Kagome's eyes glazed over with sadness for a bit, but they quickly cleared. "Do you know what happened to him?" Kagome asked, hoping for any form of hope. "Well, I have a guess. But, it's just that: a guess. And I hope to dear God that I'm wrong." Fear flashed in Kagome's eyes; what could be so bad that it would make Kohana hope that, for once in her life, she was wrong? "Why? What'll happen if you're right?" Kohana hung her head. "Then we could all be in danger."

The lightning flashed and thunder boomed with that statement, making it all the more sinister. Kohana's head shot up, and she looked at Kagome. "Kags, can I borrow your cell?" Kagome nodded as she pulled it out of her pocket, "Yeah, sure. But why?" Lightning flashed in Kohana's eyes as she answered, "I need to call in help."

Also, sorry this took so long to get up. A little thing called life got in the way.