Hooray for Puzzleshipping! :D And for random titles XD Btw, this has nothing to do with YGOTAS, I just thought it would make a good title :) I've felt like writing something new for quite a while now, so today I sat down and wrote. Well, I forced myself to write, but it still works ^^; I wrote my first bit of Puzzleshipping on the last day of last year, an I really felt like writing some more, so today when I thought of the perfect plot, this is what happened :) It's not a one-shot, but it won't be long, probably no longer than 3 chapters. Also, this will not be Anzu/Téa bashing, because waaay too many Puzzleshipping stories are. No, instead this story shall be Rebecca Hawkins bashing! Yeah, 'cause I just generally hate her more than Téa, so yeah... Please enjoy chapter 1 of The Rebexorcist!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or the theme tune to Cardcaptor Sakura in anyway whatsoever :(
"Hey Yug! Yami! Over here!"Joey called, spying the two boys walk into the school yard. Turning to the sound of Joey's voice, Yugi's face lit up into a smile as he ran to Joey, who stood with Tristan and Téa next to the main school building. Yami gave a small chuckle and strode over to the three in a much more calm and mature manner.
"Hey guys! Did you have a good weekend?"Yugi asked, beaming up at all his taller friends.
"Eeeh, it was okay. At least I got to hang out with my awesome boyfriend! Speakin' of him, where is he?"
With that, Joey dashed off to look for this 'awesome boyfriend' of his, leaving the remaining teens in a daze.
"Joey has a boyfriend?"Téa wondered aloud.
"Never mind a boyfriend, since when was Joey gay?"Tristan questioned. Everyone shrugged. "Not that I have a problem with it or anything..."
"Me neither."Yugi said.
"Nor me."Yami agreed.
"I don't really care, just as long as they don't start making out in public. Joey strikes me as the type to do that."Téa said, feeling a little sorry for Joey's mystery boyfriend.
"I think we can trust Joey to look after himself and whoever he's dating. He's not a small child."Yami stated, looking at Joey as he disappeared into the sea of students. While Yami's gaze was elsewhere, Yugi stole a glance at his handsome darkness, blushing as he looked into those deep amethyst eyes.
"Yeah, but he sure can act like one."Tristan replied blandly. Just as that was said, the school bell rang, and the all made their way to homeroom. On the way there, Yami looked to see Yugi with a blush staining his cheeks.
"Yugi, are you alright?"he asked. Yugi's head snapped around and his blush deepened in colour, before he nodded and continued on. When they got to the right room, they saw Joey and Seto Kaiba already sitting in their seats, looking annoyed and blushing furiously. An embarrassed and also blushing Ryou Bakura sat in his seat too, plastering on his usual smile as everyone entered the room. All three looked more than a little awkward. Yugi, Yami, Téa and Tristan began making their way over to Joey's desk to ask what was going on, when their teacher walked in. Everyone rushed to their seats immediately, from the disobedient rebels of the class, to the girls fawning over a now twice as flustered Ryou. Needless to say, he gave a small sigh of relief before turning his attention to the front of the room.
"I hope all of you had a good weekend and are ready to start working hard, for as you all know, your end of year exams are nearing!"the teacher proclaimed. A loud groan emitted from almost every student, and a loud 'BANG!' confirmed that Joey had slammed his head down onto his desk. Kaiba sat on his laptop, no doubt working and paying not the least bit of attention. Ryou let another small sigh escape his lips and Yami just acted like his normal self. He was still new to the whole concept of taking exams, but if he studied like he was told to, he should do just fine. He was one half of the King of Games after all, and what were exams other than knowledge games?
"Alright, alright, calm down. Mr Wheeler, would also be so kind as to remove your head from your desk?"
A dazed Joey lifted his head up, groaning slightly from the pain no doubt shooting through it. Several people laughed, and Ryou giggled, causing the girls around him to almost faint from the sweet sound.
"Yes, if you're quite finished Mr Wheeler, I'd also like to introduce our new student. Everybody, meet your new classmate, Rebecca Hawkins!"
All who had met the young girl before looked to the right to see her walking through the door, wearing the Domino High girls uniform, with her usual bunches and glasses.
"Now, I'm sure some of you will know that Rebecca here is not only a child prodigy, but also the Duel Monsters Intercontinental Champion, meaning we have two champions not only in this school, but in this class!"the teacher motioned to Yugi, who blushed heavily once again. "I hope you'll all make Rebecca feel right at home here! Now, please take any of the spare seats we have."
Rebecca nodded and made her way over to a spare seat. Right next to Yugi. She sat down and looked at him, flashing him a grin and winking. Yugi looked away, feeling a little worried, but also Yami's stare boring into the back of his head. He sighed. Today was going to be a long day...
~YGO!~
Morning break couldn't have came too soon for Yugi, who was glad to be free from Rebecca's constant stares. Unfortunately, the 12 year-old had other ideas. As he made his way over to Yami, Téa, Joey and Tristan, he could hear her walking along behind him, like an obedient little dog. Once he was over to them, he realised once he turned around that he was literally eye-to-eye with her.
"R-rebecca! Wh-what are you doing here?"he shrieked, caught off-guard by the closeness of them. She giggled her normal, annoying giggle and began to talk,
"Why else would I be here? To catch up with my boyfriend, silly! We haven't seen each other since the KC Grand Championship, and I missed you, so I transferred here from the college in America so I can be with you every day, isn't that great?"she exclaimed excitedly, throwing her arms around Yugi's neck and clinging onto him, while he chuckled nervously and patted her shoulder.
"Y-yeah, that's great Rebecca... erm, c-could you please let go of m-me?"he asked, his voice timid and shaky. She ignored him, and an annoyed Yami cleared his throat loudly, causing everyone to look at him.
"You've still got the Pharaoh with you?"Rebecca spat, shooting him a dirty look, which he returned. "After everything that happened to Yugi that was your fault and you're still here? He almost completely lost his soul to the Orichalcos because of you! And how come you have a body now, anyway?"
"Rebecca, what happened with the Orichalcos wasn't h-"Yugi protested, but was cut off by Yami,
"I accept that what happened with the Orichalcos was my fault, but everyone forgave me, even if I'm still trying to forgive myself. If you wish to know how I gained a body, then so be it. Me and Yugi duelled in the Ceremonial Battle, and I lost, meaning I could return to the Afterlife. However, I did not wish to leave Earth and all the friends I've made, so in exchange for my Shadow Magic, the Gods granted me a body and mortal soul. Now, I'm as human as you, free to live, grow old and die."
Unknown to anyone but himself, Yami left out the actual reason he had asked to stay. He truly loved Yugi. Over the year and a half he had spent with him, he had fallen hard for his sweet little light, and couldn't bear the thought of leaving him. That fact alone drove him to get down on his knees and beg for a body before the Gods of Egypt, demolishing every bit of pride he had in himself. Despite having a body though, Yami had still not told Yugi how he felt. He wasn't sure how Yugi felt, and didn't want to risk anything. The last thing he wanted was for Yugi to announce he was dating someone else, but despite how confident he seemed, Yami was truly just a scared young man, afraid of losing the thing he held dearest because he couldn't control his mouth.
Back in the present, Rebecca 'humph!'ed and turned back to Yugi, taking both his hands in her own.
"We have so much catching up to do! I know! I'll come 'round your house later and we can have a nice long chat, just as girlfriends and boyfriends should! I'll come 'round at 7! Bye, my little Yugi!"she squealed, planting a kiss on his cheek and skipping away, humming the theme tune to 'Cardcaptor Sakura' as she went. Everyone stood there, frozen, Yugi with a furious blush and wide eyes, Yami with a twitching eyebrow and a growl in his throat and Téa, Tristan and Joey with their mouths slightly agape and silent.
"Erm, I-I'm supposed to meet my boyfriend now, s-so I'm just gonna leave.."
With that said, Joey dashed off once again to meet his still anonymous lover.
"Yugi, you're not actually gonna talk with her, are you?"Tristan asked, looking down at the small teen.
"Of course he's not! He's not even going to open the door for that little creep! … right, Yugi?"Téa asked, hoping for backup in her outburst. Yugi just stuttered and stammered, something about "Maybe I should straighten things out with her.". She looked to Yami in hope for backup from him, and smiled brightly when she got it, in the form of,
"Yugi's not going to open the door for her, I am, and I'm going to make sure she knows that Yugi's not interested in her."
Yugi looked up at his other self with big eyes, and fought back the urge to hug him there and now. Yami was going to do that... for him. Small, unimportant Yugi...
"Y-you'll really do that for me?"he whispered, now fighting back the urge to cry. Yami looked down at him, his icy glare changing in an instant to the soft, kind one that Yugi knew and loved before nodding.
"Yugi, we're like two sides of the same coin. If something is bothering you, it's bothering me as well and I can't stand seeing something make you unhappy, because it brings me down too."he said, gently ruffling Yugi's hair. "I promise I'll set things straight with Rebecca tonight, just you wait and see."
As the bell rang and everyone headed back to class, Yugi was overjoyed that Yami would do this for him. He quickened his step and skipped alongside him, earning a chuckle from the taller, who in turn, was pleased to be able to do something to make Yugi happy, to see that adorable smile of his. Once they were both seated back in class, Rebecca immediately turned to Yugi, a large smile on her freckled face. As Yami watched her sweet-talk Yugi from behind, his fists clenched and his jaw locked, and he began plotting ways to humiliate and upset her that night. She needed to learn that no-one tried to take away his little light and survived... and that she was no exception...
Yeeeah, clichéd Yami FTW! ^_^ I hope I explained everything easily enough, and just so you know, this story uses a mix of the dub and Japanese version. Just to clear one thing up though, I know that most people argue that the original series happened over approximately 3 years or something around that, but I doubt it. A friend on deviantArt calculated that Duelist Kingdom lasted just over a week, so granted that Battle City could have taken place over the course of a whole month before the Finals started, I don't think that 3 years is actually how long it was. Aaaanyway, please review and tell me what you think, and I'll be sure to get my brain into gear and write the second chapter!
Mew Mew Radish ='.'=
P.S. I've left you with a bit of a decision for Joey's boyfriend ;) Please, tell me who you think, I enjoy it when people guess, but bear in mind it may or may not be who you think... :)