Chapter: 1
Yugi's Illness
"Yugi? Yugi!" Yugi was unable to hear his teacher's calls. He was asleep on his desk, arms under his head. He snapped his eyes awake when his teacher tapped him on the shoulder, and looked up at her hazily. "Mr. Motou, can you hear me?" Yugi saw his teacher's image blur, and passed out on his desk again, his face feverishly red, for the second time today.
Yami looked up from his book, hearing his telephone ring. "*sigh*, It's always when I'm in the middle of a good book..." placing his bookmark within the pages, he wandered over to the phone and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hello Yami. It's Joey. Listen uh, Yugi's a little... sick. Téa, Tristan and I are gonna get his school work then bring him home, okay?"
"Sure Joey, that's fine. Is he alright?" Yami said into the receiver.
"Yeah, he's fine now, but he passed out a few times today. He needs to get home."
"Very well. I'll see you in a little while. Goodbye."
*****
When Téa, Tristan, and Joey got Yugi home, Joey had him on his back, considering he was still unconscious. Yami let the trio and the insensible Yugi up to Yugi's room. Joey laid him on the bed as carefully as possible.
"Here are his books, his homework, and oh, a note his teacher wanted me to give to you." Téa handed Yugi's things to Yami. Yami nodded and took the things from Téa. "You should all go now. Yugi needs his rest." Without a sound or reply, the three filed out of Yugi's room leaving him to sleep. Yami looked at the stack of papers and books in his hands thoughtfully, then set them down on a stand beside Yugi's bed.
Picking up the note on the top of the stack, obviously the one Yugi's teacher had written him, he unfolded it and began reading.
Dear Parent/Guardian of Yugi Motou,
Yugi has fallen ill; I hope he gets better soon. Although he is sick, I'd like that he still participate in doing his school work while he is gone. He is expected to write a report on any one event in history he likes. A reference book can be found in the Public Library to help him research. I hope to see him back in class soon, with his work completed.
Sincerely,
Mr. Don
Yami squinted at the note, before crumpling it up and throwing it into the garbage can. A let a frustrated 'hmph' escape his throat before calling Téa back up.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Téa? I have to go to the library, can you come here and look after Yugi while I'm gone? I shouldn't be long."
"Of course Yami, I'd be glad to help. I'm on my way right now."
"Thank you very much, goodbye Téa." iclick/i
Yami stopped and looked at Yugi. His breathing was heavy and his face was a full shade of crimson. Sweat donned his brow and neck, and his sleeping was everything but sound. Yami shed Yugi's jacket and hung it on a chair. He shook his head that the sight and placed a hand on his forehead. He feared his hand was gaining temperature from just coming in contact with Yugi's skin. He pulled away, worried look on his face, and went downstairs to wait for Téa.
When Téa arrived, not more than ten minutes later, Yami headed for the library. It wasn't more than a few blocks away, and he could walk there easily. With worry for his Aibou still at the front of his mind, he speeded up his walking to get there and back as fast as he could.
*****
As Yami walked through the library doors, he felt overwhelmed. There were so many places to look. On his left was the children's section; full of fairy tales and pleasing stories, on his right the adult's section; with myths and autobiographies, and right in front of him was the front desk. He had no idea where to start looking, and asked the lady at the desk for help.
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find the reference section?"
The old woman gave Yami a warm smile, and pointed to the adult's section. "Right over that way. If you look towards the back, you'll see a set of stairs going up and going down. Take the set going down, and the whole section down there is reference books."
Yami nodded and smiled back at the woman. "Thank you." He said, before walking off in the allotted direction.
It didn't take him that long to find the stairs case the woman was talking about. He went towards the back, and against the wall was a set of staircases. He was about to go descend the 'down' staircase, when he stopped in his tracks.
Sitting at a tiny desk, with books piled around him, was Seto Kaiba. 'What would he be in a library for?' Yami asked himself, seeing that Kaiba was digging through a rather large book, frantically writing things down. He didn't say anything, but walked right past him to the other rows of books. Kaiba didn't seem to notice him, his face was buried in whatever it is he was doing.
Yami managed to see the top of one of stacks of books, and it was called "Advanced Technology". 'Maybe he's trying to find something for Kaiba Corp.' Yami thought, as that was the only possible explanation. He shrugged the sight off, and started to look through the rows of books.
Yugi's Illness
"Yugi? Yugi!" Yugi was unable to hear his teacher's calls. He was asleep on his desk, arms under his head. He snapped his eyes awake when his teacher tapped him on the shoulder, and looked up at her hazily. "Mr. Motou, can you hear me?" Yugi saw his teacher's image blur, and passed out on his desk again, his face feverishly red, for the second time today.
Yami looked up from his book, hearing his telephone ring. "*sigh*, It's always when I'm in the middle of a good book..." placing his bookmark within the pages, he wandered over to the phone and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hello Yami. It's Joey. Listen uh, Yugi's a little... sick. Téa, Tristan and I are gonna get his school work then bring him home, okay?"
"Sure Joey, that's fine. Is he alright?" Yami said into the receiver.
"Yeah, he's fine now, but he passed out a few times today. He needs to get home."
"Very well. I'll see you in a little while. Goodbye."
*****
When Téa, Tristan, and Joey got Yugi home, Joey had him on his back, considering he was still unconscious. Yami let the trio and the insensible Yugi up to Yugi's room. Joey laid him on the bed as carefully as possible.
"Here are his books, his homework, and oh, a note his teacher wanted me to give to you." Téa handed Yugi's things to Yami. Yami nodded and took the things from Téa. "You should all go now. Yugi needs his rest." Without a sound or reply, the three filed out of Yugi's room leaving him to sleep. Yami looked at the stack of papers and books in his hands thoughtfully, then set them down on a stand beside Yugi's bed.
Picking up the note on the top of the stack, obviously the one Yugi's teacher had written him, he unfolded it and began reading.
Dear Parent/Guardian of Yugi Motou,
Yugi has fallen ill; I hope he gets better soon. Although he is sick, I'd like that he still participate in doing his school work while he is gone. He is expected to write a report on any one event in history he likes. A reference book can be found in the Public Library to help him research. I hope to see him back in class soon, with his work completed.
Sincerely,
Mr. Don
Yami squinted at the note, before crumpling it up and throwing it into the garbage can. A let a frustrated 'hmph' escape his throat before calling Téa back up.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Téa? I have to go to the library, can you come here and look after Yugi while I'm gone? I shouldn't be long."
"Of course Yami, I'd be glad to help. I'm on my way right now."
"Thank you very much, goodbye Téa." iclick/i
Yami stopped and looked at Yugi. His breathing was heavy and his face was a full shade of crimson. Sweat donned his brow and neck, and his sleeping was everything but sound. Yami shed Yugi's jacket and hung it on a chair. He shook his head that the sight and placed a hand on his forehead. He feared his hand was gaining temperature from just coming in contact with Yugi's skin. He pulled away, worried look on his face, and went downstairs to wait for Téa.
When Téa arrived, not more than ten minutes later, Yami headed for the library. It wasn't more than a few blocks away, and he could walk there easily. With worry for his Aibou still at the front of his mind, he speeded up his walking to get there and back as fast as he could.
*****
As Yami walked through the library doors, he felt overwhelmed. There were so many places to look. On his left was the children's section; full of fairy tales and pleasing stories, on his right the adult's section; with myths and autobiographies, and right in front of him was the front desk. He had no idea where to start looking, and asked the lady at the desk for help.
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find the reference section?"
The old woman gave Yami a warm smile, and pointed to the adult's section. "Right over that way. If you look towards the back, you'll see a set of stairs going up and going down. Take the set going down, and the whole section down there is reference books."
Yami nodded and smiled back at the woman. "Thank you." He said, before walking off in the allotted direction.
It didn't take him that long to find the stairs case the woman was talking about. He went towards the back, and against the wall was a set of staircases. He was about to go descend the 'down' staircase, when he stopped in his tracks.
Sitting at a tiny desk, with books piled around him, was Seto Kaiba. 'What would he be in a library for?' Yami asked himself, seeing that Kaiba was digging through a rather large book, frantically writing things down. He didn't say anything, but walked right past him to the other rows of books. Kaiba didn't seem to notice him, his face was buried in whatever it is he was doing.
Yami managed to see the top of one of stacks of books, and it was called "Advanced Technology". 'Maybe he's trying to find something for Kaiba Corp.' Yami thought, as that was the only possible explanation. He shrugged the sight off, and started to look through the rows of books.