Hello, I haven't actually written a fanfiction or anything for that matter for a number of years. I want to become a better writer so I might as well start now on this story. I'll try my best to make interesting even though even I'll admit I find this chapter a snoozer.

Constructive crit. is welcome in reviews! :)

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Yugi sat at his desk during the classes lunch break. He had found himself lost in a puzzle. His favorite past time during lunch breaks was allowing his brain to wrack at puzzles along with strengthening his skill. "Got it!" He exclaimed allowed with a look of satisfaction on his face. As he beamed down at his completed brain teaser a shadow fell over him and the desk. Looking up Yugi found it to be Joey. "Oh uh, Joey!" He greeted with a slight smile. It had only been not too long ago they had began their friendship. Joey was

"Hey Yugi." Joey answered looking past the boy at the puzzle with mild interest, only to dismiss it shortly after. "It's lunch y'know? Wanna go up on the roof and eat?" He asked straightforward getting past any small talk. They hadn't really talked much despite becoming 'friends'.

"Roof?" Yugi repeated with interest. He'd never been up on the roof. It was only in the classroom he spent his time. "Oh wow! Sure!" He grinned with delight.

Joey smirked at his eagerness. "Sheesh, it's just the roof." He nodded his head towards the door. "Now c'mon, let's go." He kept his grin and started walking off while Yugi put his stuff away and quickly ran after Joey who was already half way through the door. When they made it to the roof Yugi excitedly looked around. It was very basic, as was expected, but that didn't matter to Yugi. Being invited somewhere so seemingly exclusive was what was so exciting. It was finally happening! Yugi was making friends now."Yugi." Joey spoke to get Yugi's attention who was examining his lunch. He held a serious expression upon his face.

"What?" Yugi asked peering past his shrimp tempura to look at him. It was still a little unnerving when Joey sounded so ominously serious. It was not a real worry when Yugi knew how kind he could be.

"Y'know, I don't want that guy messing with you again." Joey matter of factly informed as he leaned over the edge of the building. Soon he was pulling out a cigarette from his jacket and a lighter from his pocket. Flicking the lighter to flame he brought it towards the cigarette in his mouth and lit it. After breathing in and making the ash at the end glow he continued as smoke left his mouth in the other direction away from Yugi. "If he messes with you tell me. Guys like him really piss me off." He informed Yugi while closing his eyes. People who were supposed to be respectable and really weren't the kind of people Joey hated.

Yugi smiled timidly towards his friend as he pushed his tempura around. "Thanks…" He murmured and looked up to give eye contact to his confident friend causing his own smile to strengthen a bit. He cleared his throat smelling the smoke in the air. He'd forgotten about Joey smoking. Before they were friends Yugi often passed Joey on the way to school who would lean up against a wall with one in his mouth while conversing with his gang. He was often called a delinquent but Yugi saw good in him, even back when Joey gave him a hard time for not growing up and being a man.

Joey dismissed the thanks finding it sufficient and left the subject and to eye the golden item hanging proudly around Yugi's neck instead. He took a drag from his cigarette obviously not planning to eating a meal and only dining on nicotine. "So this is that treasure, huh?" He questioned, squatting down to where Yugi sat on the ground at this point. "That thing I threw in the water was part of this?"

Yugi 's expression showed delight that Joey was showing such interest in something like his puzzle. "Yeah! Actually it is. I've had this for a long time and just finished it a when you gave me the final piece back." He beamed in a nearly overzealous manner that made Joey smirk. "It's really old and from Egypt and for whoever solved the puzzle would get a wish." He rambled aimlessly with enthusiasm.

"You solved it right? Well, yeah you did."Joey answered his own question not bothering to get into the vast details of what Yugi was blathering to him to about. The last part of the babble interested him. "So?" He interrupted him before he attempted to go on. Joey wasn't the best with manners himself.

Yugi quieted his talk, a small frown fell upon his face. Did he think it was dumb? "Oh I was just explaining…" He began but Joey only shook his head and flicked the remainder of his cigarette off the building.

"No, no I mean c'mon tell me what you wished for?" Joey gave a cheshire grin and stood up from his squat. "You can tell me." He was blunt as usual about it and after little thought made a guess. "A girlfriend?"

Yugi blushed at his wish for friends. He hadn't told anyone that. He packed his lunch away as he replied, giving up on the chance of actually eating it. "No! It's not that! I can't tell you!" he finally protested trying to laugh it off "then it wouldn't come true". He stood to his feet looking up at his friend. It was a lie of sorts as it already had came true.

Joey sighed giving a glance up at the sky from this answer Yugi gave him. "Right, well, tell me when it does?" Yugi simply nodded his head hesitantly. Boy this kid was meek. No one was any fun. The wish probably wouldn't even come true. None of his wishes ever did so why would anyone else? The lines of his mouth bent down to show a slight frown in disappointment for lack of granted wishes. Maybe Yugi's case would be different and it would come true.

"It's time to go."

"Huh?" Joey left his bitter feelings on wishes in his head and back to Yugi.

"It's time for class again." Yugi elaborated already ready to go. "Lunch was short, I had fun coming up here. Thanks for the invitation." He smiled to show his true thanks.

Joey shrugged as if this was hardly worth thanking him over. "No Prob, Yugi." Yugi really was a genuine person. It was obvious he was grateful for the offer. Pushing off the ledge to head to class Joey spoke up again. "..Hey, let's do this again. Hang up here. You're cool Yug."He pointed out to his short friend who only looked up at him wide eyed in surprise to being thought of as cool.

"Me?" Yugi answered in doubt. He knew he wasn't cool. That's why he didn't have hardly any friends to begin with. "I don't know about that…" His laugh was weak and still doubtful as he confided the obvious self confidence he lacked to Joey. They walked down the steps back down to the halls of the school. As they grew closer to class Joey's shoulder was tapped by a guy Yugi often saw him hang out with.

"C'mon Wheeler." He said nodding his head towards the opposite direction of class. "We got some things to discuss." The tall, brooding, obvious upperclassman didn't look too smart but Yugi was happy to continue on his way to class after Joey gave him a reassuring wave.

"See ya." He told Yugi with a slight smile of kindness then turned around with his hands in his disheveled uniform and walked down the hall with his "friend".