:Hi everyone! I'm so glad you all like this story! I am so SORRY for the Anzu/Yugi thing going on, but it's for the plot and it has to be there. I would like to say 2 things, one is important one is not. One; I will not be posting Poll Winners anymore because it is against the rules and I do not want the story to be taken down, so in order to see if I've posted you've got to keep an eye out XD. Two; This is probably the story that I will have writers block on the most with, because I had it with this chapter and I was like "Crap." but here it is! I hope you guys enjoy it! Please review!:
Yugi opened his eyes slowly and groaned, he hadn't slept as well as he would've liked too. He had thought almost all night about the house and becoming the one who would come out unharmed, Anzu had stopped bugging him about going to sleep after having gone to sleep herself. He turned his head and looked at his wife, she was curled up next to him, resting her head on his shoulder. He smiled and moved out from under her carefully, he didn't want to wake her up.
Yugi was glad he was so small and light, because of these facts, he had gotten out of the bed making no sound whatsoever. He looked around the bedroom and mentally sighed at all the boxes they still had to go through. A majority of the boxes held Anzu's items, being clothes, sculptures, collection items, etc. Yugi exited the room, making sure to open and close the door gently. He cursed at himself as he had forgotten to change out of his pajamas, it was a simple night attire but he still would have liked to have changed. It was a plain white T-shirt and long baby blue sweat pants, It was comfortable, that he had to admit.
He walked down the stairs, making no sound as he stepped on top of them. He made his way to the kitchen, moving boxes every now and then so he could get by. He looked around and bit the inside of his cheek as he saw all the boxes on top of the counters, tables, and chairs. It was a large kitchen with a white and black checkered floor, black walls, a large marble table in the center with black cushion chairs surrounding it, black marble counters, and the necessary kitchen appliances. He looked at the black fridge they had and opened it, only to discover that it wasn't on and that there was nothing in it. He had forgotten that they didn't go shopping for groceries or had done anything to the kitchen at all when it came to food. Yugi's stomach growled and he groaned. He was tempted to grab the car keys and leave, but Anzu might get angry at him if he did that without asking.
With leaving and going shopping an option he couldn't possibly do, Yugi did the one thing he could do, and that was to unpack the kitchen. He grabbed a nearby chair and sat down in it, he reached for the nearest box and placed it in front of him. It was a fairly large cardboard box with duck tape across it, he grabbed the sides and tried to find a way to grasp the duck tape. He grabbed a corner of the tape and pulled it off, he sighed and smiled as he wadded up the tape and threw it in a corner, he could pick it up later.
"Yugi...What are you doing?" A tired high voice spoke. Yugi opened the box and looked behind him. Anzu was standing there in a long pink nightgown with frills at the ends of the gown and sleeves. Yugi smiled at her and waved.
"Good morning." Yugi greeted her. "I'm unpacking the rest of the kitchen, it's a key area of the house, so I thought it'd be good to get started on it." He turned back to the box and began to take out plates covered with newspaper, he felt someone wrap their arms around his neck and lean on his back, pressing their body against his.
"We don't have to do this now, do we?" Anzu whined. "It'll take a while and eating breakfast at a restaurant sounds much better then doing this." She gestured at the plates that Yugi had started to unwrap and place on the table. Yugi chuckled and shook his head.
"Anzu, I think that unpacking sounds much better then eating at this moment." Yugi told her, his stomach didn't agree with his words and decided to growl at that moment. Anzu rolled her eyes and let him go.
"Yeah, whatever you say..." She grumbled and sighed. "I'll go shopping for groceries if you want, I know we forgot to do that yesterday." Yugi stood up and turned around to give her a hug.
"Please do that." He smiled and released her from the hug. She smiled back and nodded.
"I'll be back soon then." She spoke as she exited the room and headed upstairs to get changed. Yugi let out a sigh, good they could get some work done on the house. He reached for the last plate in the box and unwrapped it, he placed it on the stack he had made and stood up. He picked up a stack of five plates and went to the cabinets, he opened one and set the plates in as gently as he could. Anzu would get mad if he even barely scratched her plates. He looked behind him after he placed the plates in and groaned loudly at all the boxes...again.
"This is going to take a while..."
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Yugi laid across the table in the kitchen with a sigh of relief, he had finally gotten done with all the boxes on the table...He removed himself from the table slowly and looked behind him at the boxes on the counters and floor, he wanted to shoot himself. He had already developed a headache due to not eating and forcing himself to do this first thing in the morning, heck he had forgotten to shower and brush his teeth at that matter! Yugi wanted to go shower, really he did...but he was so tired. He sighed and ran a hand through his spiked hair, feeling his scalp, it was covered in sweat. He had to remember to call and get the air conditioner turned on.
Yugi headed out of the kitchen and up to the main bedroom to see that Anzu had unpacked three boxes. She had probably done this to find her clothes but she had unpacked some of Yugi's clothes too. He smiled at the thought and browsed for an outfit to wear. He grabbed a white button up t-shirt, blue jeans, a pair of white socks, gray tennis shoes, and a pair of boxers. He headed to the bathroom and looked at how it resembled the kitchen in it's wall and floor, there was a large bathtub with a shower head at the top, a white sink with three mirror cabinets, and a cabinet with towels in it.
Yugi placed his clothes on top of the sink and headed to the bathtub, he turned the shower head on to a lukewarm temperature. He looked behind him and shut the door, sure he was married to Anzu, but he still felt self conscious when it came to being nude. They had had sex, that was for sure, but Yugi truly never really enjoyed it, Anzu always wanted to be passionate and sexy while Yugi wanted to get it over with and sleep. He never liked being nude in front of others, and he truly believed he never would. He stripped down quickly and threw his clothes in a nearby hamper, he entered the shower and nearly yelped at how cold it had gotten. He thought he had turned it to warm! He grabbed the knob and turned it to a higher temperature, it turned to a warmer temperature but after a few minutes it went back to being cold. Yugi placed a hand to his head, great...He had to call about the air conditioner and the stupid upstairs shower.
Yugi washed himself quickly, having to make the water warmer every few minutes, making it an annoying and tedious process. He got out of the shower quickly and wrapped a towel around his waist, he grabbed a nearby blow drier they had unpacked and plugged it in.
"Yugi! I'm home!" Anzu called from downstairs, Yugi could barely hear her voice from over the blow drier. He didn't reply, he knew she would come upstairs anyway and barge in the bathroom. In less then three minutes, she did just that. She opened the door and ran her eyes over Yugi's body, she pouted.
"Yugi, you could have waited until I came home to take a shower." She said, her face slightly red. He shrugged and watched himself in the mirror as his spikes flew forward when he blow dried them.
"Anzu, I like to take my showers alone." Yugi responded, truly not being in a mood to flirt due to his headache. She pouted more and walked over to Yugi, she placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Are you okay?" She questioned sadly, Yugi turned off the blow drier and nodded in response.
"Yes, I'm fine." He replied. "How was shopping?" He placed the blow drier down in it's original place and unplugged it.
"It was alright, I met some girls and I thought we could hang out with them." Anzu answered, she reached for one of the cabinets and opened it. She pulled out a pill bottle and held it out for Yugi. Yugi grabbed it and looked at the bottle, it was Advil. Anzu reached for the rinsing glass they had on the sink and began to fill it up with water. Yugi sighed as it was handed to him once it was full. He placed the cup down and retrieved two pills from the Advil bottle, he gave the bottle back to Anzu and she put it back in the cabinet.
"I don't feel like hanging out with the locals just yet Anzu." He said before he popped the pills into his mouth and grabbed the cup to take a gulp of water. He swallow the pills down and gave the cup back to Anzu.
"But they're nice people." She said as she poured out the water and placed the cup back. "They just want to show us around." She faced Yugi and crossed her arms. Yugi motioned for her to turn around, she let out a groan and did as he instructed.
"I understand that, but I believe unpacking is more important then hanging out." Yugi sighed as he removed his towel and began to get dressed. Anzu tapped her foot impatiently and sighed loudly.
"I don't see why I have to do this."
"Do what?"
"Turn around and not look at you."
"Yes you do, you know me."
"I know but still, I'm your wife aren't I?"
"Gives you more of a reason to understand why I make you do that, you can turn back around now by the way." Yugi smoothed out his shirt and crossed his arms. Anzu turned around and breathed through her nose.
"So you don't want to hang out with me and the girls?"
"No, I want to stay and unpack, didn't you just bring groceries?"
"We can unpack the groceries then go hang out with my friends."
"I'm staying home, Anzu." Yugi placed a hand to his temple, sure he took the pills but they didn't work for another thirty minutes. Anzu placed her hands on her hips in annoyance.
"Come on, Yugi. Please?" She begged. "They're waiting outside for me in their car, I told them that I would come drive our car back here and go with them after I asked you to come with us." Yugi shrugged and reached to give her a kiss on the cheek.
"Then have fun, what time are you coming home?" He questioned, trying not to feel somewhat amused when Anzu just looked at him as if he had killed someone.
"F-Fine." Anzu stuttered, her face slightly red. She always did get a little excited when Yugi seemed to have control of a situation, even if it was against her. "I'll be back in the morning." Yugi rose an eyebrow at this.
"Morning? Are you sure they're just taking you out to show you around?" Yugi questioned. "Sounds more like you wanted to go out and party or something." He chuckled and shook his head, Anzu would like to party and get drunk but Yugi always liked to stay home and write or read. She nodded, she couldn't lie to him.
"We're going out to have fun, you don't mind do you?" She asked, silently begging Yugi to come with her in her wording. He shook his head with a smile.
"As long as you come back in one piece and wasn't touched inappropriately by another person." Yugi placed a hand on her shoulder and winked. "It's fine." Anzu blushed and nodded slowly as she leaned down and placed a soft kiss on his lips. He kissed back and broke it, he left the bathroom with Anzu and lead her to the door. They shared another kiss and waved at each other as Anzu left with her friends.
Yugi closed the door and leaned against it with a sigh. He had the house to himself now, so that meant he had a lot to do...He placed a hand to his forehead, the headache was still present, and that wasn't a good thing when you had to make some calls and unpack more boxes and groceries.
He shook his head and looked for his phone.
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Yugi leaned back in his resting chair and breathed through his nose he had finally gotten done with everything. He had just finished the calls, which he had plenty of trouble with. The first call was to a person to get the air conditioner working and it was an okay call until he was placed on hold for thirty minutes! The second call was plain horrible and it had lasted an hour due to him and the person over the phone arguing over who was saying what, the person he was talking to was someone who couldn't even speak English!
His headache had left him while unpacking everything but it had returned after those stupid phone calls. He looked at the clock in the kitchen, it was five in the afternoon...Good god how long had he been working on this damn house? He stood up and stretched, his stomach decided to growl as he did this. He still hadn't eaten. He scratched the back of his head and bit his cheek, he had said he was going to stay home but he really didn't want to cook...
Yugi grabbed the keys and headed out the door.
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"Welcome to Hawkins-Hey mister!" Yugi had entered to find Rebecca at the entrance, standing there in her uniform with a smile. She held a couple of menus in her hands. Yugi smiled at her.
"Hey Rebecca." He greeted, he looked around. There was only around three or four people in the diner. He rose an eyebrow. "Slow day?" Rebecca nodded and made a gesture to lead him to a table. He followed her as she led him.
"Yeah, thank god." She spoke as she walked.
"I see that you're not doing the accent."
"None of the regulars are here, so I don't need too." Rebecca told him with a wink and gestured at a one person table, he sat down and smiled at her. She looked around.
"Where's your wife?" She asked with a frown as she handed him a menu.
"How do you know she's my wife?"
"You and her wear matching rings and when I said you were her hubby she didn't argue." She spoke with a smile and took out a notepad and pencil. "Water?"
"No, do you have anything with caffeine?" Yugi questioned with a grimace. She sighed and shook her head with a smile on her face.
"Headache?" She asked, Yugi nodded. She nodded as well and scribbled something down. "One hot chocolate coming up." She smiled sweetly at him before she put her pencil to her mouth in thought. She turned around and yelled for someone.
A beautiful tall and slender woman in a matching uniform came up to Rebecca, she had long blonde hair and violet eyes. Rebecca handed her the notepad and whispered to her, the woman nodded and walked off. Yugi looked at Rebecca, questioning her actions as she grabbed a nearby chair and pulled it up to the table.
"What're you looking at me like that for?" She asked with a giggle. "Don't worry, since it's not so busy I won't get in trouble for this." Yugi nodded with a sigh and rubbed his temple. Rebecca reached across and placed a hand on his head.
"Bad day?" She asked, Yugi nodded. Rebecca's hand was cool to the touch and felt amazing against his forehead, he had to stop himself from relaxing into the touch. Rebecca smiled as she rubbed his head. "Moving's hard for everyone, it'll get better once it's all done and over with." Yugi nodded and pulled away from her touch.
"Not for Anzu." Yugi whispered under his breath, she had been tired yesterday but she never got headaches unless it was over a hangover. Rebecca didn't hear him and looked across the place to a familiar window, she looked down and fiddled with her thumbs.
"Hey, Yugi?" Rebecca said, she had learned Yugi's name yesterday after they had talked. "You're not still thinking about the house, are you?" Yugi's eyes widened, he hadn't really thought about it that much...Sure he had thought about it during the night and maybe while he was unpacking, but other then that he hadn't.
"Can I say yes and no to that question?" He asked with a tired smile, Rebecca smiled sadly and shook her head. "Then my answer is yes, I suppose." Rebecca bit her lip and looked down.
"I know you won't listen probably, but I don't recommend going to the house Yugi..." Rebecca told him. "I've told you whats happened there, you seem like a good guy so I don't want to lose a good person to that place." Yugi bit his lip and looked away to see the blond haired woman walk toward them with a white steaming mug and a see through glass on a silver platter in her hands. She stopped at the side of the table and set the mug in front of Yugi and the glass in front of Rebecca.
"The other customers have left." The woman spoke. Rebecca nodded at her and looked at Yugi sadly, then back at her. The woman rose an eyebrow at the gesture, Rebecca gestured toward the window. The woman looked toward the window and her eyes widened.
"Another one?" She whispered, looking at Yugi. Rebecca sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, he wants to go there." Rebecca told her, Yugi was confused but he wasn't that dense so he knew what was going on. The woman shook her head and placed a hand on one of Yugi's that was resting on the table.
"Sweetie, don't do it." She spoke, Yugi was getting more confused now, why was she telling him not to go. Who was this woman? Rebecca tapped the woman on the shoulder, she removed her hand from Yugi.
"Mai, I think you're making him confused." Rebecca spoke as she took a drink from her cup. Mai nodded and smiled shyly.
"Sorry." She said. "I just...I don't want this town to acquire a bad reputation because of a house..."
"They haven't talked about the house on the websites sponsoring this place yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Those idiots!" Rebecca yelled as she crossed her arms and pouted. Yugi was taken back by this whole conversation.
"I'm sorry." Mai said. "What's your name?"
"His name's Yugi."
"Oh...Okay..." Mai chuckled nervously. "My name is Mai, Mai Wheeler." Yugi had to stifle a laugh from leaving his mouth, he made a weird sound trying to do this. Rebecca giggled at this while Mai just smiled.
"It's fine, it's funny I know." She said sadly. "But I guess my real name is Mai Valentine, but I prefer Wheeler..." Yugi looked at her and nodded.
"I'm sorry, why do you prefer the name Wheeler?" Yugi asked, finally being able to get some voice out.
"That was my husband's last name." Mai responded, she bit her lip. "My husband was Joey Wheeler..." She cut off, taking a deep breath. Rebecca stood up and pet her back, trying to comfort her.
"It's okay, you don't have to-"
"I don't want to lose more people to a house, I'll speak." Mai interrupted and took a deep breath. "My husband's name was Joey Wheeler, and he was the very first person to enter the house on the hill." Yugi's eyes widened, but he had expected this since she was being so sad about it. He could pick up hints, he wasn't dense, as said before.
"I saw him go in and...he never came back out." Mai spoke. "I waited for a whole week before I went back and looked for him, I even tried to go inside but I couldn't open the door. It was always locked when I went there..."
"Why did he go in the house?" Yugi asked, Mai bit her lip.
"He loved gambling and someone made a bet that he wouldn't spend the night in the house, a stupid childish bet." She spat out. "I wish he hadn't accepted the bet, I had tried to tell him it was stupid but he wouldn't listen." Yugi looked down, hating himself for the thoughts he was having at that moment. These two people, Mai and Rebecca were trying to talk him out of thinking about or even going to a house that was rumored to kill people. Yugi grabbed the mug and took a drink.
It was as cold as ice.
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Yugi had gone back home, his headache subsided after the chocolate. He had unpacked boxes slowly, thinking about the house. He had changed into his pajamas, thinking about the risks. He had laid down in his bed, thinking about the stories. He hated himself, truly he did. He wish he could have just listened to their warnings, the stories, the fear in their eyes as they talked about the place and the lives lost there...Yugi only had one thing coursing through his head as he closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.
This house would make an excellent story.
:And chapter two is done! This took forever! Well...all my chapters take at least two hours to make but hey I like writing for you all! I hope you enjoyed it, please review and I might be a little late on the next one (is busy and all)!:
