Theme: 004- The golden year; for 100_chances
Rating: G
Genre: General
Parings: Yami no Yugi x Yugi implied
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: It was far more than just an ordinary day.

The spirit could sense the change in Yugi's mood the moment he woke up. Something about him seemed happy, extra-cheerful, giddy even.

"So what's so special about today, Aibou?" He inquired as he leaned against the wall and watched Yugi brush his hair. Yugi immediately began brushing faster, struggling not to grin.

"What…what do you mean? It's just a normal day."

"You're oddly happy for just a normal day."

Yugi laughed. "Mou hitori no boku, you're imagining things."

"I am not! I can sense your moods, I can see that you've been happy ever since you woke up. Not that the smile hasn't said it all."

"There's nothing special about it. It just…seems like a nice day out." His cheeks reddened as he set the brush down. His other self peered closer, violet eyes narrowing.

"Aibou, your face-"

"Come on, I don't want to be late for school!" He sprinted from the room, paused downstairs long enough to say good-bye to his mother and grandfather, then hurried to the bus stop.

The spirit sulked beside him during the bus ride. 'Why will you not tell me?' He whined through their mind link.

'Not tell you what?'

'You know what! Something about today is making you happy, I want to know what it is.'

'Well if it's making me happy then it's nothing to worry about, right?'

'Ha! So there is something about today that makes it special.'

'Mou hitori no boku…'

'I just want to know so that I can share the happiness with you. If something is making you happy, it must be something good.'

'I'll tell you later, alright?'

'Alright, fine.' He sighed and vanished into his soul room as the bus pulled up in front of the school.

Yugi hopped out of the bus and walked toward the school, pausing on his way for a moment to cup the Puzzle in his hands. He smiled at it, thinking back to one year before. Back to a miserable, lonely day where everything seemed hopeless, back to the last day he'd ever walked into the school not wearing the Millennium Puzzle.

Back to the day his whole life changed.

Happy anniversary, mou hitori no boku.

Notes: I swear Yami's eyes change colour in every fic I write. I'm too lazy to settle on one description between one-shots, so various colours are sprinkled around depending on the story. Well, his eyes change colour in the anime too, so I've got an excuse. u_u I'm glad you guys are enjoying the challenge so far. =)