Rates: PG, Kinda AU, Tiny bits of shounen ai (Yugi/Ryou) Yami/Everyone else

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! T.T Though my birthday is in two weeks from now and I REALLY wish I could have it... please? ::grovels at the alter to Kazuki Takeshi:: -.-; Ah, ahem anyway...

AN: Well, last month I was sick with the Yugi Virus and it took me that long to realize HEY! STORY IDEA! ^.^ Well, this is my very first Yu-Gi-Oh fic, but I'm not inexperienced! I've read my fair share of plenty of Yu-gi- Oh ficcies and I've written MK and GW and DinoZaurs fics so um... yeah. But I hope you like my Yu-Gi-Oh side! I'm afriad some people are a little bit outta character but... I'll live. It's a fanfic!

-Yugi Virus-

"Don't you think it's wierd?" Yugi Mutou shifted his backpack on his shoulders.

"What's wierd?" Ryou gave the shorter boy a quizzical look. The two of them were walking home from school together, as they had been for the past week. The two developed a kind of bond with their love of Dual Monsters and became fast best friends. Jou, Anzu and Honda were back at school, finishing an exam.

"It's wierd that four girls were missing in class today." Yugi explained.

"That's not wierd. People are absent all the time."

Yugi shook his head. "But those girls were all the Mary Sue's! They're perfect in every way and will never miss a day of school. And besides, Yami really liked those girls, remember? And didn't you notice he was a little hostile today?"

Ryou sighed. "Yami is always hostile and he's a real flirt too. I don't know why you're worried."

"You're right." Yugi smiled up at Ryou. "Maybe I'm being paranoid." The two friends shared a slight chuckle. Yet, Yugi still couldn't help but get the feeling that something just wasn't wuite right. He kind of had a sixth sense about that sort of thing. -- Curled up in her bed, a girl was coughing up a storm. Her hair clung to her, damp with a cold sweat. Her face was flushed and a half-eaten bowl of soup lay beside her bed with millions of used tissues everywhere. Her mother came in with some medicine.

"Mary-Sue? Are you alright?" came the concerned mother's voice. "How are you feeling?"

Mary-Sue coughed in response.

So, her mother contuinued. "You must have lost your voice too, poor thing. I just don't understand. You were perfectly healthy yesterday, and all of your friends are sick too..." -- "Thanks for walking me home!" Yugi called after Ryou.

"No problem!" The silver haired boy answered.

Yugi turned to go inside his Grandfather's shop. "Grampa, I'm home!"

"Welcome back, Yugi!" came Sugoroku's voice. "How was school today? Yami is in the bath so don't disturb him!"

"Alright, I won't," Yugi set his backpack in the corner and began to head upstairs for his room when the door's familiar jingle rang. Jounouchi was standing there, smiling.

"'Ey, Yugi! What's up?"

"Hi, Jou! Here for some Duel Monster cards?" Yugi asked nonchalantly.

But Jou shook his head solemnly, his once cheerful attitide suddenly changed to serious.

"Yami asked Anzu out."

"What? But he's in the bath!"

"What planet are you from? Yami's been at the school grounds." Jou looked very confused. That same confused expression was on Yugi's face when he turned to face his Grandfather.

Sugoroku nodded confidentally . "I saw him come in a while ago. He's in the bath."

At that moment, Yami came out of the back room, a towel around his waist and another draped over his shoulders. "Oh, you're home Aibou.... hey, Jou."

Jou blinked. "But you were just..."

"...at the school grounds? I know."

"But how did you..."

"A magician never reveals his secrets." Continuing to dry his hair, Yami turned around to go upstairs.

"How the heck could he be so calm?" Jou raged. "He just got regected big time by Anzu and he's -normal-?"

"Anzu rejected Yami?" Yugi asked. This was getting very interesting after all. He always thought Yami would go after one of the Mary-Sue's. They were perfect in every way, anyway.

"'Course she did!" Jou pointed out. "And he took it pretty badly too."

"What'd he do?"

Jou sighed and leaned back, remembering. "He raised his hand up like the Dark Magician and muttered something hin Egyptian. Then he just... left."

Yugi raised an eyebrow. "Just... left? How did Anzu take this?"

"She's as confused as the rest of us. But then complained of a headache and went home." Jou shrugged. Then, apparently forgetting all about the incident at the school ground, he leaned in to look at the case of Duel Monster cards. "So, you got any good new cards?"

And thus, the conversation returned to normal. -- "Bakura, Ryou!"

"Present!"

"Honda, Hiroto!"

"Here."

"Jounoichi, Katsuya!"

"Yo."

"Kaiba, Seto!"

"Here."

"Mazaki, Anzu!"

"..."

"Mazaki, Anzu?"

Again, there was silence. After Pegasus-sama called a third time, he marked her down as absent. He said a few more names and then:

"Mutou, Yugi!"

"Here!"

"Perfect, Mary Sue 1, 2, 3, and 4!"

Silence followed this as well, and Pegasus-sama muttered something and marked them down as absent as well. He moved on down the list at a quick pace. And to end it:

"Yugi, Yami!"

"Hey."

"Alright, that's everyone. Open your textbooks to page 125 and behind reading. I'll be in the teacher's lounge." Pegasus-sama grabbed his wine cooler and left the room.

Yugi turned around to face Ryou. "Anzu is absent now too! She would have told us something! What if she's in danger?"

Ryou assured the tri-color haired boy that everything was alright. "She's probably just sick."

"She was perfectly normal yesterday!"

"These things happen overnight."

"I don't know..."

Ryou placed a caring hand on Yugi's shoulder, causing them both to blush. "She's just fine. Stop worrying."

"All right..." But we all know little Yugi didn't stop worrying. His mind raced to figure out what exactly was going on. First the Mary-Sue's and now Anzu. Who was next?

"Say... Miho..."

Yugi whirled around to see Yami leaning over to speak to the purple-haired girl.

"What now, Yami?" She asked rather annoyed.

"What're ya doing Friday night?"

Miho began to blush furiously. "Me? Oh... I don't know..."

"Well then!" Yami's voice lowered. "You... want to hang with me then? The two of us... alone?" This was followed by a rather large slap across the face by Miho. Yami glared right through her, a red marking was forming on his left cheek.

"No way!" Miho screeched, but then stood still. Yami held his hand out, just like the Dark Magician, as Jou had described. A wierd blue aura erupted from his hand as his mouth uttered unfamiliar Egyptian phrases.

Then, as suddenly as it began, Yami was normal again, and reading the assignment Pegasus-sama had entrusted upon them. Miho was doing the same, but she looked very tired. Yugi, still recovering from the idea that Yami asked Miho out, returned to his studies as Pegasus-sama came back into the classroom. Miho immediatly raised her hand.

"Yes, Miho?"

"I don't feel so good, Pegasus-sama. May I see Nurse, Kujaku?" She didn't look well at all. Her eyes were already sullen and she looked rather pale.

"Yes, you may." Pegasus-sama nodded, and swayed a bit. He obviously had one too many wine coolers.

Worried, Yugi turned around to face Yami. He was wearing that evil smirk on his face. that same evil smirk he wore whenever he knew he'd beat you in a game of Duel Monsters. Frightened, Yugi shrank into his seat. Something wierd definitaly was going on.

TBC! ^.~

Kitzaku-san: Mauahhaha! I told you getting sick would give me a stupid Idea! Yes, I had the Yugi Virus, but now I'm making sure I pay attention to Yami and he's my best friend. Now I get nothing but good luck!

Yugi Muse: Good luck... XD ::throws a black cat in Kitzaku-san's path::

Kitzaku-san: Aww...! A kitty! ::pets it::

Yugi Muse: AARGH! Fine! I'll just... steal more of your memos!

Kitzaku-san: Oh, ok.

Excel Muse: Kitty-chan, aren't you forgetting something?

Kitzaku-san:.... no

Excel Muse: ::holds up a sign:: R&R please!

Kitzaku-san: Oh yeah! Must have missed that memo...

Yugi Muse: XD

Excel Muse: ::holds up another sign:: Kitzaku-san will be needing girls for Yami to ask out! (though they will be forced to reject him and be inflicted with the Yugi Virus...) So in your review please request to appear!

Kitzaku-san: Oh yeah... forgot that memo too...