Tsukiko noticed Transformer started to talk then something caught her attention. When she saw a certain individual she thought they looked vaguely familiar though she wasn't sure how. Her curiosity overwhelmed her when she tried to think of where she had seen a person with white hair before and also that name Shiyu. She could have sworn she heard that name before. Before she got back to answer Brad her attention was pulled away form him for a moment when that white haired student with the eyepatch entered the room. [b]"I swear..."[/b] She paused for a moment as she tried to focus on him so she could get a better glimpse of his face. When she saw his face she felt a rather nerve racking feeling inside of her. She wasn't sure why she felt that feeling since it was slight urge then it went away. But if it did transpire inside her it was obviously trying to tell her something, but what exactly was it trying to tell her? [b]"Something about that boy seems familiar."[/b] She said to herself as she place her index finger on the tip of her lip trying to ponder the thought of why that boy looked so familiar. It was like she had met him somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where.

[b]"Huh?"[/b] Tsukiko said as she noticed a glow from one of her cards. She grabbed it to see that [i][b]Void Dragon[/b][/i] was actually responding, but it hadn't done this before. It was slowly pulsing with a dim light. She kept the card down low so no one could notice the shine from the card. [i]Why is [b]Void Dragon[/b] pulsing like this right now? It started doing it when that boy entered the room. Something doesn't seem right.[/i] Tsukiko could feel the dark aura around her slowly beginning to resonate which was not something that had happened before. Or rather in a very long time anyway. She remembered her brother had entered the room and wondered if he was the cause of the card glowing lightly in her hand pulsating like if it was in synchronization with something.

She used to think it was her imagination, even when it did it in the Card Shop she thought it was all in her head. But when it stopped pulsing she had a nasty vision about her mother's death, her brother sitting in a chair like he didn't give a damn and a very provoking version of herself wearing something skimpy she wouldn't be caught dead wearing. [i]What does this all mean?[/i] Tsukiko thought to herself as she tried to contemplate the connection between the events that had happened. It had only been more than a week and a lot had unfolded during her stay at the academy. Her brother still did not reveal where he went and when she parted ways with him he only gave her a few tips on how to defeat Vincent at his own game. But it was a strategy that wasn't what her deck was based on so she didn't really want to rely on it. If she was going to defeat him, it would be by her own two hands.

That reminded her about her loss to Haas which made her a bit angry. If it wasn't for that loss, things wouldn't be like they are right now. She wished she could go back in time and stop herself from dueling Haas just so that she could fix the current situation she was in. No one probably knew about the duel other than the authority in Duel Tower, but still that duel affected her in a way she that she cannot explain. Ever since that duel, she has had a hard time sleeping at night. She has lost a lot of sleep ever since that duel and now she has to conceal her face just so people will not see that she is having problems right now. Of course, she knows it isn't Haas' fault but thinking about him does not help her condition since it just makes it worse. That energy she felt surge through her right after the loss with Haas has just gotten even more intense. She tries hard to quell it, but nothing works where it just begins to rapidly intensify.

Trying to steer her mind away from thinking about all that she once again focuses on Brad. She noticed he asked her if she was all right and to be honest she wasn't. Unfortunately, she didn't want to drag people into her own problems like her icy side so she would have to lie to him outright in front of his face. [b]"I'm fine. Just had a lot on my mind and lost a lot of sleep over it. Don't worry about it. It's nothing you need to concern yourself with."[/b]

[b]"Unfortunately I don't know what you mean when you talk about friends. I've never had any friends nor do I know what that even means. I lived most of my life isolated from society. Our family thought it was the best for both me and my brother."[/b] She paused for a moment as she stopped herself from continuing on. Her past wasn't not something she really wanted to talk about since there was a lot of heartbreak and the painful memories of her father which made her burn with hatred. [b]"I've tried to communicate with other people so I can understand them better. But as far as friends are concerned. I've never had any or had any reason to feel the urge to make any."[/b] She said as she tilted her head away from him slightly with a look of uncertainty in her eyes and a somewhat troubling look on her face. There were dark rings around her eyes indicating she hadn't slept well lately and her eyes were also a bit red and bloodshot.