(I don't any of the characters from Yu-Gi-Oh or the plot line of the movie Annie.)

Yuugi

Chapter 1: Maybe/ It's a Hard-Knock Life

It's a quiet evening in the large city of Domino, Japan. Sitting in the top floor window of the Hikari Street Orphanage is a young boy named Yuugi. He has lived in this orphanage all his life and he has made good friends but he really wanted was his parents. They left him on the steps of the orphanage with only half of a broken locket while they kept the other half so that one day they could come and claim him with it. Sitting there he finds himself singing, something he does to keep the hopes up for the day.


Maybe far away or maybe real near by

He may be pouring her coffee

She maybe straightening his tie

Maybe in a house all hidden by a hill

She's sitting playing piano

He's sitting paying a bill

While he is singing, behind him, down in the room sleeping, are the many kids he shares a room with. They are sleeping silently not a noise is heard but the sound of Yuugi's song.

Betcha they're young

Betcha they're smart

Bet they collect things like ashtrays and art

Betcha they're good why shouldn't they be

Their one mistake was giving up me

So maybe now it's time and maybe when I wake

They'll be there calling me baby

Maybe


Suddenly Yuugi hears someone starting to whimper. He moves down from the window to hear his name being called.

"Yuugi! Yuugi!" Cries Ryou. He is the youngest in the room and happens to be Yuugi's best friend. He has platinum hair and big brown eyes. "Yuugi! Yuugi! Yuugi!"

"It's okay. Everything's going to be alright." He says after he arrives at Ryou's bed which is next to his. He starts to hold him and rock him, petting his hair and soothing away his tears. "There, there. It was only a dream Ryou. It's alright."

"How am I supposed to get any sleep around here?" Complained Marik from the other side of the room.

"It was only a dream." Yuugi says still soothing Ryou and completely ignoring Malik "Everything's alright."

"Ryou shouldn't be in this room." Marik said standing up and making his way over to Ryou's bed. He walks over the beds, stepping on and waking everyone as he went. "He's a baby. He cries all the time. He wets the bed."

"I do not!" Ryou said standing up to defend himself.

"You're the one who shouldn't be in here!" Yelled Rebecca as she started to beat him with a pillow.

"Brat! Stop!" Cried Mia who was stuck under Marik's body as he was being beaten on her bed "We're going to get in trouble."

"Go, Rebecca! Go!" Cheered Mokuba who was standing on the bed behind them.

"Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness." Goes Malik covering his eyes with his hands.

"Cut it out! I mean it!" Yuugi yelled stomping over to separate the fight "Do you want Miss. Anzu to come in here?" He asked as he ripped the pillow from Rebecca's hands and pushed her off of Marik.

Marik had stood up off of Mia's bed and was standing in front of Yuugi with his arms across his chest trying to look big.

"Go back to bed." Yuugi said moving in front of him. "Now. Or you'll have me to deal with." He said raising his little hands up in front of his body ready to take him on.

"Oh. Blow it out you old wazoo." Marik said before he walked back to his bed.

Yuugi gave a sly smile knowing that he had just won that argument and returned to Ryou who was sitting down on his bed. He smiled at him and pulled him back up against the wall, cradling him in his lap.

"Close your eyes. Think about your folks." He said trying to get the youngest to go back to sleep.

"You're the only one with folks." Ryou said while he fiddled with the locket around Yuugi's neck "Mine are dead."

"Think of all the folks who want to adopt you because they want a little boy with platinum hair and brown eyes."


Betcha he reads

Betcha she sew

Maybe she's made me a closet of clothes

Maybe they're strict as straight as a line

Don't really care as long as they're mine

So maybe now this prayer's the last one of its kind

Won't you please come get your baby?

Maybe


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