Chapter 6: A Day on the Town

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Yugi approached Anzu with a smile in place. She was standing at her locker after her last class; gym. She was putting some things away before she closed the locker door shut. Yugi stopped next to her and spoke, "Anzu-chan, have you seen Kagome-chan?"

She looked down at him before nodding her head and pointing to the open door that led out of the locker rooms. "Yeah. She's over there waiting for the rain to stop," Anzu answers. Yugi nods in thanks before leaving Anzu. Anzu watched him curiously before picking up her backpack.

"Kagome-chan?"

"Hi, Yugi-kun. I wish I had followed my instincts and brought an umbrella today," Kagome says wistfully. She peeks out at the clouds again in hope of it letting up soon.

"Kagome-chan, can I ask you a favor?" Yugi asks. Kagome looks down at her friend with a nod.

"Sure, what is it Yugi-kun?"

"Do you remember that I told that the spirit's been worried lately? Well, I've been trying to cheer him up, but nothing I do is working," Yugi starts. His eyes shift away from Kagome as he begins to rock on his feet. "I was thinking that maybe you could talk to him."

"Me? What could I say to him? I'm sure you've already said it all," Kagome says dubiously.

"All you have to do is talk to him. He's always happier when you're around. I'm sure you'll think of something," Yugi says before dashing off into the rain. He had promised to help his grandfather at the shop today.

"Wait, Yugi-kun! When!?" Kagome yelled and watched him run off.

"Tomorrow at ten in front of the Domino Station!" he yelled back with a wave. "See you there, Kagome-chan!"

Kagome let out a defeated breath. She had a date with the spirit tomorrow. Did it count as a date? "I make him happy?" Kagome questioned to herself with a slight pink tint to her cheeks. Yugi must have been exaggerating. She always annoyed the spirit.

"What was that Kagome-chan?" Anzu asks as she approaches her friend. Kagome turned to her with a dismissive shake of her head.

"Yugi-kun just set me up with the spirit," Kagome says and gestures to where Yugi had run off. Anzu felt her eyes widen slightly. Yugi had set Kagome up with the spirit? Why would he do that? "Anzu-chan, where's Domino Station?"

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"I'll just wear this one. How does it look Anzu-chan?" Kagome asked her friend. She turned away from her full-body mirror on the wall to display the loose light-blue, short-sleeved dress she wore. It had ended mid-thigh and had a V-neck collar that ended just below her bust line. She wore a navy blue tank top underneath along with a matching, navy blue belt around her waist.

Anzu bit the inside of her cheek before looking around. "It's nearly perfect. Here, put this on," Anzu says. She approaches Kagome with a pair of light-blue, teardrop earrings. She places them into her ears before standing back to observe her handiwork. Although it pained her inside, Anzu smiled brightly at Kagome. "There. You're all ready."

"Thank you so much, Anzu-chan. I should get going. It's almost nine-thirty," Kagome says and grabs her navy blue clutch. She give Anzu one last smile before leaving her bedroom.

Once the door closed, Anzu allowed a frown to make its way onto her face. She shut off the lights in Kagome's room before closing the door and heading into her own room. Kagome had a date with the spirit. Anzu grabbed her phone before collapsing onto her bed.

She couldn't understand why Yugi had asked Kagome to go out with the spirit. She had known him much longer than Kagome had. Kagome had said it was to help ease the spirit's worries about the future. No matter the reason for the date, Anzu couldn't help the jealousy that bubbled up inside her. She had come to terms with her feelings for the spirit for some time now. She just couldn't reveal them to him yet.

It was an irrational feeling. Kagome and the spirit were friends. If Yugi thought the spirit would benefit more from Kagome's presence than her own, it was his decision. And she trusted Yugi's choices. Even if they made her feel unwanted. 'Just because Yugi thought the spirit might enjoy Kagome's company more doesn't mean that the spirit thinks that way.'

Anzu rolled over onto her back and rested her phone onto her stomach. For now, she would hold on to that rationalization. The spirit was very private and not very trusting. This decision was completely Yugi's and not his. She had nothing to worry about.

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Kagome stopped in front of the Domino Station before looking around. It was ten o' clock on the dot, but she couldn't see any sign of tri-colored, star-shaped hair anywhere. She walked up the steps before leaning against one of the pillars. Today had her incredibly nervous.

What could she say to the spirit? She wanted to help him, but she didn't know how. Maybe all he would need would be a distraction. She'd have to keep him pretty interested then…

"Yugi! You can't do this! Yugi!"

Kagome turned when she heard a voice yelling. She was expecting to see Yugi, but instead saw the spirit standing before with a slightly lost and embarrassed look. He waved to her and she held back her laughter. She approached him slowly while returning the wave. "You seem lost," she says with a smile.

"Yugi did not tell me about this. I do not like surprises. And he is refusing to respond to me," the spirit says and holds the Millennium Puzzle. Kagome frowns at him then.

"Oh. I suppose we don't have to if you don't want to. I thought Yugi-kun would have told you at least more than he told me," Kagome says in a soft tone. The spirit looks to her then. He hadn't meant to offend her. He shakes his head and gives her a reassuring smile.

"It is alright. I would like to spend today with you. Besides, I don't think Yugi will let us leave if we tried," the spirit says lightly. Kagome smiles at him before looping her arm in his.

"Good. Because I have some shopping to do and I believe I owe you a milkshake," she says and begins to pull him down the steps. The spirit watched her with a slightly alarmed look at the sudden contact. After some time of hearing her chat happily, he allowed a smile to slip onto his face. He didn't pull his arm away from her.

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Kagome bit her lip as she watched the spirit stare down at his milkshake in thought. She blew at her bangs before taking a sip at her milkshake. He was probably thinking about the future again…or his forgotten past. "Are you finished?" she asks. He looks up at her with a questioning look. She points to his milkshake. "Are you finished?"

"Yes. Thank you," he says. Kagome takes his cup, but frowns when she feels that it's mostly filled. He had barely drunk anything. She rises to throw away the cups and leaves him alone. What now?

After throwing away the cup, Kagome allows a determined look to take over her features. She strides back over to the spirit confidently. "Hey, you," she says with a stern tone. She stops next to the spirit and places her hands to her hips. The spirit looks up at her and raises a brow. "Yugi-kun gave me the task of cheering you up and I plan to fulfill that task. Now, let's go. We are going to find something to do that will put a smile on your face."

"Kagome, I don't think-," he starts. She grabs him by the hand before pulling him out of the shop. "Do you intend to pull me around with you all day?"

"If that's what it takes," she says. Her first stop was a nearby, cell phone vender. She had already gotten her mother's permission and credit card information. She only had to pick one out.

It hadn't taken as long as she had hoped. But when she turned to look for the spirit, he was busy window shopping at a nearby store. She jogged up to him before looking in the store window. "Duelists can trade there cards here," he explains. Kagome watched him as pleased look shows on his face.

"Wow, a smile. I should have brought you here to begin with," she says and walks into the store with the spirit at her side. She would have to speak with him about what was bugging him. She couldn't keep trying to distract him. If she faced the problem head on, she could offer any advice that might help.

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After leaving the card shop, Kagome and the spirit began walking down the sidewalk while chatting idly. Kagome had been learning new things about the spirit every second. Although he couldn't remember his past, he was still able to hold many opinions about the modern world. Kagome looked away from him before spotting a park across the street. "Let's go to the park. We can go to the mall from there," Kagome says and takes his hand. She looks both ways before crossing the street and taking the spirit with her.

"You do realize that I am able to cross the street without you holding my hand," the spirit teases. Kagome rolls her eyes at him.

"I wasn't sure that you knew how. Besides, I was taught to help the elderly across the street," Kagome says with a smirk of her own. The spirit gave her a dry look before scoffing. "You're thousands of years old. Aren't you? I should call you Jii-san instead," Kagome says with a smile. Kagome looked ahead to see an elderly woman sitting on a park bench while feeding some pigeons. "Let's go feed the birds."

"Why?" the spirit asked. He did not see the point of this. In actuality, he did not see the point behind most of what they had done today. They had simply wandered around, doing whatever caught Kagome's attention.

"Because it's fun. You have to have fun once in a while. You're the King of Games, but you don't know how to have fun," Kagome teased. The spirit folded his arms before watching Kagome retrieve some bird food from the elderly woman. She bowed in thanks before returning to his side with a smile. He watched as she took his hand and dumped some of the food into his hand. "Do you know how to do it or do you need me to show you Jii-san?"

The spirit didn't reply. Instead he quickly emptied his hand of the bird food before standing back to watch Kagome feed the birds. He found that he was enjoying himself more by just watching her entertain herself. He allowed a small smile to grace his lips. When a pigeon flew above her head and caused her to fall to her rear with a shriek, the spirit gave her a dry look and rolled his eyes.

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They had stopped in the mall for more window shopping. The day seemed to move by quickly enough. It was already time for lunch. Kagome had led the spirit to the food court for something to eat. She sat with a small plate of fries on the table in front of her, but the spirit had only gotten something to drink. "You're sure you're not hungry?" she asked him.

"I'm fine. Do not worry about me," he says to her with a nod. He takes a sip of his drink before starting off into the distance.

"Maybe you could tell me what's been bugging you exactly. Yugi-kun says that you are worried about your future," Kagome starts. The spirit looked her in the eyes for a moment before nodding.

"Yes. Ever since the puzzle was taken away from us, I feel as though fate has something in store for us. I feel that I was brought back for a reason. But, I can't figure it out," he starts.

"That makes sense. But, no one can really figure out what fate has in store for them. It doesn't work that way. You'd have to be psychic. Fate has a way of revealing its intentions to people when the time is right. The most you can do is wait," Kagome says with a patient look.

"You are right. But, it is not only the future that has me worried. I know absolutely nothing about my past. I feel lost in this time. I don't know who I was. The uncertainty is maddening. I could have been anything," he goes on. Kagome places a hand over his to get his attention. His eyes had shifted away from hers, but now he looked her directly in the eye.

"I highly doubt that you were anything terrible. You may not be as pure as Yugi-kun, but you're not evil either," Kagome says with a smile. The spirit smiles at her then with a nod of acceptance. "Anzu-chan gave me this book about some attractions here in Domino. I was going through it while I was in the line for our food. The Domino Museum is having an ancient Egypt exhibit. We could go check it out next," Kagome suggests. She hands him the book and he takes it from her. Kagome watches as a hopeful look fills his eyes.

"Kagome, this may be just what I need to figure out my past," he says. Kagome smiled at him. She would have to thank Anzu for giving her that book.

"Well, let's go. What are we waiting for?" Kagome says and stands. The spirit stands as well with an optimistic look on his face. They leave the food court before heading towards the Domino Museum. Kagome was happy to see true optimism on the spirit's face. She felt as though she had actually helped him. Hopefully, the exhibit would help him as well.

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As they walked through the halls of the museum together, Yami couldn't help, but feel hopeful. They were walking through the "Ancient Egypt" exhibit, but none of the artifacts looked familiar to him. He could figure out their basic uses, but they still seemed foreign. He stopped suddenly when he felt a tug at his being. It was coming from the beyond the doorway that led down some stairs. With furrowed brows, he went down the staircase and into the basement. "Where are you going?" he heard Kagome question him.

"Something's calling to me down here," he replies before turning on some lights. He entered a room with only stone tablets on the wall. The largest tablet that was directly in front of him continued to pull him in until he stood directly in front of it.

"It's a tablet. That guy kind of looks like you," Kagome says and points to it.

"He even holds the Millennium Puzzle," the spirit replied and felt his mouth open in disbelief. The person facing opposite of him bore a remarkable resemblance to Kaiba. What did this mean?

"I have waited a long time for you, my pharaoh."

They turned to see a tanned woman wearing a beige dress, golden necklace and hair accessories approach them. Kagome could feel a dark energy coming from the golden necklace she wore. Its energy felt similar to the Millennium Puzzle's. "Who are you?" the spirit questioned.

"My name is Ishizu. I come from a family of tomb keepers who have waited many millennia for your return, my king. I have come to tell you that a great evil intends to rule the world. It is up to you to face this evil and destroy it just as you did thousands of years ago when you were Pharaoh in ancient Egypt," Ishizu says.

"How do you know all this?" Kagome asks her. Ishizu turns her eyes to the young girl and touches the necklace around her neck.

"I have seen the future with the help of my Millennium Necklace," Ishizu answers. She turns back to the spirit and speaks directly to him, "My king, you must enter the upcoming Battle City tournament to fulfill your destiny and save the world from the great evil," Ishizu says.

Kagome blinks a bit before looking at the stone tablet again. The spirit was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh? She looked around at the other tablets then. She approached one on her right and looked at the markings. She couldn't read them, but it looked like there was a woman leading a group of men at the top. Below that, there was a boy leading the people with the woman standing behind him. What did it mean? The boy looked like the spirit. Maybe it was him. But, who was the woman?

"She was queen of Egypt in the distant past. She ruled over the people of Egypt after the pharaoh's passing until their son was of ruling age," Ishizu explained. Kagome turned to her before looking to the spirit. He was married and had a son. She didn't know how to feel about that. She supposed that it made sense. He was attractive and the woman looked pretty as well.

"Kagome?" the spirit questioned before reaching for Kagome's shoulder. As soon as he made contact, Kagome felt something enter her mind. It felt as though Hakudoushi was attempting to penetrate her soul again. Her first instinct was to purify the intruder. But as quick as it came, it vanished. "Kagome?"

"Huh? What?" she asked and turned to the spirit. She blinked her eyes to clear them.

"Are you alright?" he asked her. She nodded before looking around. Ishizu was already gone.

"Yes. I'm fine. Don't even worry about it," Kagome says with a smile. The spirit watches her suspiciously before nodding his acceptance of her answer.

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The two left the museum before standing outside at the bottom of the steps. Night had already fallen and a chill was in the air. The pharaoh regretted not telling Yugi to wear a jacket when he spotted Kagome rubbing her arms.

Kagome was confused. She wasn't imagining things. She had felt the energy enter her mind, but she didn't feel any different. More importantly, what had done it? It couldn't have been the pharaoh. He didn't seem to have done anything. Besides, she knew his energy and how it felt. This felt much different. It didn't feel dark, but more… She couldn't even describe it. it didn't feel pure nor evil.

"Yugi-kun!"

Kagome was taken out of her internal reverie by the sound of a woman's voice. Just then, a blonde woman made her way over to her and the pharaoh with a smile on her face and an extremely tight outfit on her body. "Mai, what are you doing here?" the pharaoh asks her.

"I just came to participate in the new tournament coming up. I'm guessing that's why you're here. Or are you on a date?" Mai asks and shoots a sharp gaze to Kagome. The miko feels a light blush tint her cheeks, but shakes her head.

"No, we're not. We're just friends," Kagome denies. "My name's Kagome."

"Sure. Whatever you say," Mai says with a shrug and smirk. Kagome gave her a dry look before folding her arms. "Yugi-kun, you must have heard about the tournament. Do you know who's hosting it? They say it's an anonymous host. I'd to think it's Pegasus again, but no one's heard from him in forever," Mai says and looks around while folding her arms. Just then, some nearby flat screens go blank with static before the appearance of a brunette shows up. Kagome watches along with the pharaoh and Mai.

"It's Kaiba," the pharaoh says. Kagome turns to him in question. 'That's Seto Kaiba?' Kagome stared up at his face and could easily see the cruel look in his cold, arrogant stare. Was he really cold and cruel in his private life? Surely, he couldn't be as bad as Jounouchi made him out to be.

"So, don't forget to pick up your new Duel Disk today because in one week from today, my Battle City Tournament begins!" Kaiba yelled from his helicopter. The guy sure knew how to do things big and extravagantly.

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"I'm quite impressed, Kagome," Pharaoh says and continues to walk alongside Kagome. The two were strolling peacefully through the palace gardens. A pleasant breeze had picked up to make their walk all the more delightful.

"Thank you," Kagome says before catching a glimpse of a slightly withered patch of flowers. "Watch this," Kagome says before facing a patch of flowers that were growing at a slower pace than others. Kagome concentrated before spreading her Heka over the flowers. The flowers quickly grew and instantly became the most beautiful of them all. Once she had finished, Kagome dropped her hands to her sides before smiling at him. She stood still as Pharaoh grasped one of the nearer flowers between his right thumb and index finger. He faced Kagome before placing the layered, blue lotus in her hair.

"It's simple, yet beautiful. Just like you," he said softly. Kagome smiled at him before touching the flower lightly.

Kagome sat up quickly with a gasp. She blinked to clear her vision before wiping her forehead from the sheen of sweat that graced it. Throwing off the covers from her heated skin, Kagome got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

Once inside, she closed the door and turned on the light. She began splashing some water on her face before standing and wiping her face dry. "What was that?" Kagome asked herself while staring at her reflection in the mirror. After a few more seconds of staring into her blue eyes, she shut off the lights before heading back to bed.

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Moi-Moi: There you go guys. She's remembering now! GASP!

Edited: 1/28/13