Hi, everybody! Here's chapter two, and I think I'm quite satisfied with it. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!. (Do I have to put this in every chapter?)
"What are you doing out of class?" The principal repeated.
"Uh…" Joey began, turning around to face him. "Hey, Mr…" he was cut off.
"Don't try to act innocent to me, Mr. Wheeler," The Principle said. "If I know you – and I do – you're up to no good."
"Oh, come on, that's a pretty low statement…" Tristan commented. The principle looked like he was about to reply when Teà spoke up.
"Actually, sir, we were just on our way to the parking lot," she said. The principle stared at her as if he didn't realize she was there before.
"Oh?" he replied, questioningly.
"Yeah," Teà continued. "We left all of our things in my car, and we were just going out to get them."
The principle looked puzzled. He seemed to be questioning the meticulousness of Teà's story, but he seemed to recognize her as trustworthy.
"You should have a pass from your teacher next time," he ordered. "You shouldn't be wondering the halls in the middle of class without one." He pointed to Joey and Tristan. "But I've still got my eye on you two…" he said, and walked away.
Joey breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks for the save, Teà," he thanked.
"Well, I figured I already am going to fail my test, why get detention for it?" she replied.
"You won't fail, Teà," Yugi encouraged.
"Yeah, you had like two questions left," Tristan agreed, slumping against the wall.
"Well, lets go before he realizes that Teà doesn't have a car," Joey said, and they began walking again, in silence.
They walked through the double doors into the humid, sunny day outside, which greeted them with a wave of heat and discomfort. Tristan was the first to openly acknowledge it.
"It's hot!" he complained.
"Yeah," Joey replied, not wanting to waste energy talking.
"So where do we go now?" Teà asked, equally tired.
Joey looked disgruntled a little from having to speak more, but replied, anyway. "We just go in the woods… and then we find a tunnel that we have to go through, and then…"
"Tunnel?" Teà interrupted. "I am NOT going through any dark creepy tunnels!"
"Well, it's the only way to get there, apparently," Joey replied, looking at the paper.
"Don't worry, Teà," Yugi encouraged. "We'll all be there by your side."
"Well, okay," Teà replied. If anyone else had said that, she wouldn't have given in so easily….
"Hey!" Someone shouted, from farther away. They all turned in the direction of the voice to see Yami running toward them and waving.
"Yami, what are you doing?" Yugi asked. "You're not allowed on school property, remember?"
"Yeah," Yami replied, rubbing his head and recalling what happened last time he was here…
"Hi, Yami," Joey greeted, just now noticing him, apparently. "We're having an adventure!" His desire to find his new house had apparently overcome the need to defeat the heat.
"Oh, no, not another one…" Yami replied.
"Joey got a house," Tristan told him.
"What are you doing out here, anyway?" Yugi asked him before Yami could reply to what Tristan said.
"Oh, Grandpa wanted me to go out and get some things, but I think I'll just stay with you."
Yugi was about to protest, and say that if Grandpa put him on an errand he should probably do it, but Joey spoke first.
"Okay, then lets go! The more the merrier!" And he began walking again. Everyone else had no choice but to follow him.
Each step was like one more torpedo to a sinking ship. The heat was unbearable as they continued to put foot after foot in front of them, letting their legs carry them into the shade they were so eager to enter. It greeted them once they got there with a rush of refreshing air, taking away the extra weight the sun had placed on their backs.
"So where's this tunnel then?" Tristan asked, now refreshed.
"This way," Joey answered, pointing into the forest, and without another word, he continued following, leaving the others, once again, no choice but to follow him.
After a bit of walking, Teà almost tripped over a rock with a yelp.
"Can we rest?" She asked Joey, who was somehow full of energy.
Joey looked puzzled at first, apparently at why she needed it, realized it, considered his options, and gave in. "All right," he said, "but just for a bit."
They all sat on the most comfortable rocks they could find. After only a few seconds, however, Joey stood up.
"Okay, lets go!"
"Joey, calm down," Yugi suggested. "Why are you so eager to find this house?"
"Because it's mine!" Joey replied, triumphantly. "Now let's go!" And he walked down the trail again. Everyone else groaned, but they got up and followed anyway.
It was only a couple minutes later when Joey laughed with delight, and began running. Everyone else, who were about ten yards behind him, stared and wondered what he could be so happy about in this heat. But they continued walking, and found Joey sitting next to a dark hole, looking down into it.
"This is it," Joey said to them, and pointed to the hole.
"That's your house, man?" Tristan asked, puzzled.
"It's the tunnel, Tristan!" Joey replied loudly, apparently shocked that he would say such a thing.
"It looks kinda creepy…" Teà commented.
"Well, who's first?" Yami asked.
"I'll go," Joey volunteered immediately. He stepped onto a rusty ladder on the inside of the whole and began climbing down. One by one, each of them followed him into the darkness (where it was actually much cooler).
"How are we supposed to see down here?" Tristan asked when they were all inside the tunnel. Joey looked baffled, as he had apparently not thought of this. Everyone stared at him for a solution.
"Anyone got a flashlight?" He asked. Everyone gave a loud moan.
"You didn't think about that before?" Tristan questioned Joey.
"I was exited!" Joey responded. Before anyone could say anything else, however, a sudden bright light illuminated their surroundings. They looked around for a second for the source, and they saw that it was Yami's puzzle glowing. Yami smiled.
"Well… I can do that," Yami told them.
"…Well, okay, then!" Joey yelled happily, glad for an excuse to stop everyone from yelling at him. "Into the tunnel!"
Without another word, each of them, guided by the light from Yami's puzzle, traveled deeper into the tunnel, deeper into the unknown, unaware of what they would find at the end.
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