Egyptian Heart
Yugi paced his room, thinking aloud.
"Should I tell him? Maybe I shouldn't…does he feel the same way?" he asked himself, and then quickly stopped. Had Atem heard him? Yugi glanced nervously at the Millennium Puzzle, which was resting on the bedside table. The Sennen eye seemed to be watching him mysteriously. The small boy gulped, and threw a pillow at it. The puzzle fell to the side, landing face-down on the floor. Yugi quickly dashed out the door, yanked his room key from his pocket, and locked it. Atem couldn't chase him now. He hoped.
Walking down the stairs, Yugi went into the kitchen. Grabbing some bread, peanut butter, and jelly, he set himself to making a sandwich. Grandpa was on a trip, dealing with some businessman across country. He would be gone for a week or two. Yugi took his sandwich and got a book. Plopping onto the couch, he began reading. Twenty minutes later, the phone rang, making the boy jump. He took the phone cautiously, checking the caller-I.D. He breathed a sigh of relief when the call wasn't coming from the house. Yugi had his cell phone in his room, and Atem could have called from upstairs. It was Tea. He brought it to his ear.
"Moshi moshi? Tea?"
"Yugi. Why did you lock me in? I don't like that, Yugi." Answered a deep voice. Yugi nearly flew off the couch.
"Ehh?! Atem?! Get off the phone!"
"You are quite easy to trick. My shadow magic isn't that weak. Tea's sleeping. Its 11:00, why aren't you up here? My feelings are hurt."Atem replied. His tone was smooth, but there was curiousness hidden. Yugi started to sweat.
"U-uh…no reason, just reading a book…"
"And you can't read up here because…"
"W-well, I thought the l-light might wake y-you." He stuttered. Silence.
"Well, that's very considerate of you, but must you throw pillows at me? That was why I awoke. And tell who what, aibou?" Atem said steadily.
"………"
"Fine. Do not tell me. I won't intrude. Well, I'm going back to sleep. I suggest you rest, too. It's not healthy to stay up too late."
"And since when did you become my health director?"
"Exactly." A click, and then dial tone. Yugi sighed, and hung also hung up. He was becoming increasingly nervous and clumsy around his yami, always tripping, with both his feet and his words. Yugi was always blushing nowadays, since his rapidly growing love for his yami was really affecting him. He quickly dialed a number on the phone.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Marik? Its Yugi. You awake?"
"Well, yeah. Bakura's at my house for a sleepover. What's up?" came the blonde's voice.
"I….I'm still thinking about…you know what." Yugi said slowly. Laughter rang out loudly on Marik's end, as Bakura grabbed the phone.
"Eh? Still in love with the pharaoh? Honestly, who could ever like that twit…" he said. Yugi heard shuffling as Marik snatched it back.
"That's not nice! Anyway, Yugi, you still haven't told him? Maybe you should…"
"I-I can't! You have no idea how bad my nerves are right now…" Yugi stammered franticly. Bakura held the speaker to his mouth.
"Yugi. Tell him. You had better hurry. I mean, like right now. Or a certain someone is going to beat you to it." He said lowly. Yugi jerked, a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek.
"What do you mean?" he asked quickly. Suddenly, a different person came in the background on Marik's end. It was Tea.
"Hi, guys! Who're you talking to?"
"U-uh…just Yugi…" he heard Marik say.
"Tell him and Atem I said hello!" came Tea's high pitched voice.
"Yugi, she left. Like I said, be quick about it, man. Tea's got a thing for Atem as bad as you do. Except she hides it better." Marik whispered. Yugi felt the color drain from his face.
"W-what?! I gotta go! Bye!" he yelled, and slammed down the phone. What had he just heard? Was his friend telling the truth? It all became too much for Yugi, and he fell into a disturbed sleep on the couch.