Transcendental Love

By Citrus Luver

Disclaimer: Don't own anything.

Prologue

Tell Me a Story

Amethyst eyes peered over his biology book. Eyes dark and angry scanned what appeared to be foreign words.

An annoying, ancient man with big eyes was speaking in front of the room. He was dressed like a professor, but he didn't know much. Rumor has it he was a pervert and loved educating them about reproduction.

He looked around again. Most of his classmates were either asleep by now, making spit balls or listening attentively to the ancient man. Those model students were the girls. This unit interested them.

He picked at the textbook- old and dusty. Its pages were yellow and wearing away. It weighed a ton. Frowning, he glanced around the stale classroom.

His eyes narrowed, flashing red as he noticed movement at his side. The weight shifted on his lab bench. A pair of chocolate brown eyes and a mass of blonde hair came down gently before his face. A strange machine was stuffed in front of his face. "Yo," whispered a voice, too quiet for anyone to notice.

He continued to stare at the machine until it was moved away. "So," the blonde grinned again.

He shifted his weight to face the other. "What you doing over here?"

"Bored. Yamaguchi is boring the hell out of me," he whined.

The other giggled, for he found he couldn't argue with that. "What happened with Honda-kun and Anzu?"

"Honda dozed off somewhere between 11:30 and 11:35. Anzu has this dreamy look on her face. It's simply disgusting. I can't believe they're making us guys learn about this reproduction junk! It's all girl's work anyways."

"Is that so Jounouchi?" Both boys turned around. Each flushed red. Yamaguchi's face peered over at the two. His pointer lightly tapped the desk.

"Yes sir! Don't you agree Yuugi?" Jounouchi stated. A grin appeared on his face. Yuugi immediately buried his flushed face into his textbook.

"Well!" He frowned, crossing his arm. Jounouchi smirked. Yamaguchi peered over at Yuugi. The boy still too flushed to speak. "Your grandfather was an Egyptologist once, Mutou?"

He didn't answer, merely shook his head. Yamaguchi slowly placed himself on the lab table. He crossed his legs. Jounouchi smirked. "Your parents then?"

Yuugi stared, confused. "Yeah, once."

"Good!" Yamaguchi's face immediately broke into a smile. He nearly hopped off the lab table. "So, I'm sure Jounouchi-san," Yamaguchi purposely reinforced the san, "isn't the only male here who believes child bearing is woman's work." A few 'clowns' like Jounouchi nodded their heads. A couple of the females sitting next to males couldn't help but slap their lab partners.

In a couple of seconds, the whole classroom was close to pandemonium. Only Yuugi, his face flushed red, peered at a dark spot in his biology book. "Well class!" Yamaguchi stated. In a matter of seconds, the room went silent. "I have to say you males AND females and even this author are misinformed. History, ONCE in history, has told us differently."

The school bell chimed. "Well, class dismissed." Yamaguchi practically pranced out of the room. Already some of the most eager students could be heard groaning.

"Bast…

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"ard! He did that on purpose!"

Yuugi looked up, blinking in surprise. "Anzu?"

"Yamaguchi-sensei did that on purpose!" The fiery brunette snapped. She punched her fists together. "Getting our interests then… leaves! Injustice I say! Some BOYS…" Anzu glanced over at Jounouchi who was currently headlocking Honda. Anzu rolled her eyes. "So immature!" She gasped, aspirated.

Jounouchi looked up, remotely interested. "Still sore about Yamaguchi, Anzu? I tell you that man is a quack! He doesn't know the difference between a male and a female. Next thing you know he'll be saying men can have babies!" Jounouchi and Honda immediately broke into unruly laughter. Anzu frowned. Only Yuugi, he stopped walking. A strange expression crossed his face.

Jounouchi stopped laughing. "Yuugi?"

"Huh?"

"You okay?"

"Yeah, you seem really distant lately," Anzu added. Her face immediately masked over.

Yuugi looked up. "No really I'm okay!" The boy fumbled. "I… I got to get to the hospital. Bye!" The others blinked as Yuugi sprinted down the street.

"Sugoroku Jii-san's sick," Jounouchi commented, to no one in particular.

"Didn't his parents die when he was really young? Eight or something, car accident right?"

"He's all Yuugi has left."

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"Jii-chan I'm here," Yuugi brushed back his bangs. He quietly set his backpack aside before claiming the seat next to the bed.

An aging man, in his late seventies, laid upon the white bed. A large assortment of wires and tubes connected to his body. He looked like a machine. Yuugi blinked back tears. He was all Yuugi had left. His parents had died and left him.

"Yuu… gi," the man muttered, gasping for air.

"I'm here, Jii-chan." Yuugi whispered. He reached over and lightly ran his hands through his grandpa's. They were so contradicting. One was smooth and fair, the hands of the youth. The other was angular and wrinkled, the hands of the decaying.

"Yuugi. Are you eating? Sleeping?" The elder asked.

"Yeah," Yuugi blinked back his tears. "I'm fine. The shop is fine. Everyone misses you." Yuugi added longing. The elder man sighed. Both knew as much as they dare not admit it. Both knew; he was at the end of his line. His heart attacks had grown more frequent. This one had been the worst. It left him paralyzed waist down. Yuugi couldn't imagine his grandfather never walking. It seemed so surreal, so wrong.

"Yuugi," the elder man gasped. "Tell me a story."

"Jii-chan," Yuugi cried aspirated. "You know I'm not good at telling stories. Besides I don't… know any."

"Come on Yuugi." Sugoroku nudge. "Don't they teach you anything at that big fancy school of yours?"

Yuugi bit back his lips. He hated lies and deceits. The boy nodded. "Okay, Jii-chan. I'll tell you a story." The boy clenched his grandfather's hand tighter. Closely he closed his eyes, trying to find a story.

Slowly, his mouth opened. "I'll tell you the story of a Pharaoh…and his high priest…"

TBC

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