"Not So Typical"
By: ChopStickGirl120
Puzzleshipping….if you don't like it, don't read it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh at all, but if I did, I'd be very very rich P
Enjoy
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Isn't it funny how something so unfortunate turns into something so good?
"Remember, Yuugi, if any of these clowns gives you trouble, you tell me, 'kay?" Jou tired to make it perfectly clear considering he was a year ahead of Yuugi and knew what went on with Junior/Senior rivalry.
Katsuya Jounouchi and Hiroto Honda were two people that always looked out for 'Little Yuugi', as they'd sometimes call him. They went from bad-ass to clean once they started to hang out with Yuugi and Anzu. Of course, their reputations of being tough guys helped a lot when Yuugi was in a tight spot with some bullies. His friends would come to the rescue, just like they always did.
Yuugi was nervous. It was his first day of being a junior…eleventh grade! It seemed like everything was going by so quickly. He wondered if he'd be able to comprehend the work. Or even worse, what if he had to do so much school work that he didn't have any time to help Jii-chan with the game shop or hang out with his friends. He really didn't want to lose anything that he held dear.
He also worried about if the fact that he was in eleventh grade was going to stop the bullies that constantly taunted him since elementary school. Honda and Jou weren't going to be there to protect him forever, and it's not like their reason for picking on him was gunna go away any time soon. Though, it's not like it was Yuugi's fault for getting made fun of.
Yuugi didn't choose to be 'vertically challenged' as he put it. He also didn't wanna come off as a wimpy or girly or anything, but that's just what the others took him for. In other words, he was made fun of because he was short, too nice/sensitive for a guy, and oh yeah, because he exsisted!
Jou and Honda waved and turned away from Yuugi to get to class. He was so wrapped up in his thoughts that by the time that Yuugi waved, they were already racing down the hallways, occasionally accusing each other of cheating.
The shorter teen shook his head and turned to his locker to get something. Before he could turn the last number of his dial, everything in the hall got silent. He turned his head to the side and looked horrified.
"Mutou!" Someone called out. It was common bully that had beaten Yuugi up for no apparent reason quite a few times in the previous years.
"K-keith?" Yuugi stuttered and took a step back.
"Y'know, I think you got shorter over break" Keith smirked and grabbed Yuugi by the collar, thrusting him up against his own locker," It should make it easier to make you a greasy smudge on the ground"
Yuugi whimpered and closed his eyes tightly, trying to brace himself for the pain that was about to come. He awaited the blow, but nothing happened. He felt Keith's grip on him loosen and he was dropped on his bottom. He gazed upward at the one who was fighting his battle. It wasn't Jou or Honda.
There stood his savior, beating the crap out of Keith. There he stood…his Yami. Making every punch so accurate that it seemed like he was making it a work of art.
"Do you take satisfaction I being a fat-ass with nothing better to do than hurt people who are weaker than you?" Yami looked completely serious. His eyes showed truly how disturbed he was by this. He couldn't stand the sight of someone getting beat up. Especially on his friends. Especially Yuugi.
'He called me weak' Yuugi thought to himself. He figured that Yami didn't mean he was weaker than everyone…but it certainly felt like a blow to his almost non-existent pride.
Yami turned the other way once Keith was lying on the floor, motionless.
"Sorry I let you fall, but I couldn't catch you and beat him off at the same time" The taller boy extended his arm out for Yuugi to grab. He took his hand and got up,"Are you okay?" Yami asked.
"Yeah, I'm just a little shaken up, that's all" Yuugi looked away from the almost identical looking boy," I guess I'm lucky I have a bunch of senior friends, huh?"
"Yeah" Yami put his hand on his own neck and looked up at the ceiling," Well, you should probably get to class"
Yugi smiled," So should you if you don't want detention for beating up Keith."
A smirk appeared on Yami's lips," Good point" was all he said before he turned and disappeared into the crowd before an angry teacher could catch him.
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"He did what?" Jou asked through texting during their 1st period class.
Yuugi, who had speedy fingers when it came to texting, replied, "He beat Keith up for me" A blush crept up on his pale cheeks. He loved it when Yami would defend him. And yet, when he was thinking about Jou or Honda protecting him, Yami didn't come to mind. Wait…did Yami usually do stuff like that for him? Was it the first time he protected him in a fight? Yeah, it was. Why the sudden change?
While Yuugi was pondering about Yami, he ended up pressing buttons on his phone and switched it from silent to vibrate A/N :I've done that . A few minutes later, everyone in the room heard a loud buzzing noise. Yuugi's thoughts ended when he felt the vibrating of his phone in his sleeve where he had hit it. There was no use hiding it now though, that the class and the teacher were all staring at him.
"Mr. Mutou, phone please" Professor Kazuki's low voice boomed throughout the room.
Yuugi got out of his seat and approached the teacher. A few snickers and rude comments were directed toward him, but he ignored them. Once he got to the front of the room, he handed the professor the phone and started to go back to his seat. The teacher gestured for Yuugi to stay at the front of the classroom.
"Now, let's see what couldn't wait until after class" Professor Kazuki looked at the phone and pressed the button to open the text.
Yuugi panicked. Who was he talking to? Oh—and what were they talking about?! Was it important or personal…? He remembered! He was texting Jou! That wasn't good, knowing him, he could say anything.
"Hmm. From Katsuya Jounouchi,"He started to say, "It says: Personally, I think Yami has a thing for you.
Yuugi dropped his head low. He just wanted to melt and become a puddle on the ground. People were going to walk on him today, why not make it easier? Jou and his stupid specification on who he was talking about when texting. And his random opinions. Ugh. This was going to label Yuugi as a flamer and just plain ruin Yami's so called 'playboy' reputation with the girls.
"Mr. Mutou, please go down to the office and take your phone with you" Professor Kazuki looked almost apologetic. Yuugi nodded and headed out the door after taking the phone back. Anything to get away from the humiliation. And even though Mr. Kazuki did it, Yuugi thought maybe one of the reasons he sent him away so soon was to avoid the teasing.
Yuugi sighed and closed the door behind him. He hadn't been sent to the office before for a bad thing…ever. He went down there only on the rare occasions that the bullies that terrorize him actually get in trouble.
The office was only down the hallway from the classroom he was in. This was his first day, though, so he didn't stay in there long enough o find out what class it was. Once Yuugi reached the office, he hesitated before opening the door, so before he could open it, Jou came out with a yellow mis-conduct form.
"What'd you do?" Yuugi quickly asked as they were passing.
"Got caught with my cell out during class" Jou passed him. They couldn't let the school administrators see them talking. Jou always said it was better if they thought they weren't associated, that way they could believe Yuugi more, considering Jou's reputation. They'd talk later.
'Oh that's great. I'll probably get detention for the first time in my life' Yuugi thought as he walked into the office.
Surprisingly, the school secretaries were on break, which meant that he had to sit there and do nothing until someone came in. Yuugi looked around but saw no one. He frowned and sat down in one of the chairs, awaiting his doom. Then the doorknob turned and in came a boy with a stack of papers and manila envelopes. He set them down on the office counter and turned around to face Yuugi.
"What are you doing in the office, aibou?" Yami had an eyebrow raised, and it almost sounded like Yuugi was in trouble.
"I think a better question would be why are you in the office?" Yuugi crossed his arms and made his voice to match Yami's tone.
"Oh, I didn't tell you? I'm the office's student intern."
Yugi let out a breath of relief.
"Now, can you tell me why you're in the office, hikari?" Yami's eyes narrowed on his other half.
"I had my cell out during class" Mumbled Yuugi. He was ashamed that he got caught in trouble for something he did so often. Though he couldn't help but smile at the last few things he had been told. Yami had a habit of adding 'hikari' or 'aibou' to everything that was directed toward Yuugi.
"Correct if I'm wrong, but aren't you supposed to, um, hide it?" Yami stated the obvious.
"I know, but somehow it got turned on vibrate" Yuugi shrugged his shoulders, conveniently forgetting to add in the part about himself pressing the buttons while thinking about earlier in the day.
"You need to be more careful next time, aibou" Yami went behind the secretary's desk, "Who were you texting?"
"Jou" was Yuugi's simple reply. He stood up and leaned against the desk.
"What couldn't wait until after class?" Yami inched a bit closer while questioning the other boy.
"You're starting to sound like the teacher, Yami"
"I'm an office intern, it's my job" Yami got slightly defensive, "Can I see?"
"No" Yuugi replied very quickly. He didn't want Yami to get suspicious of what they were talking about.
"Well, if you're so quick to not tell me, then it must be interesting. You forget Yuugi, that I once shared a body with you…knowing your thoughts as well" Yami replied, "Give me your phone"
"Why?" Yuugi had a pretty tight grip on his phone.
"Because I'm the intern and you're the student, and I get to keep the phone till the end of the day" Yami smirked.
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Author's Notes
Okay, so I chose to write this because as cliché as they are sometimes, I love reading yugioh highschool fics. I thought I'd give it a shot, since it was something I thought I'd never try. So if you have any questions about it, correcting me on anything, criticism, or even comments. Anything, just press that little review button and you'll see a response to your comment in the next chapter. Thanks, and sorry for leaving a cliffhanger!
Nina