Darkness.Angel.LSM, I think you're overdoing it, but thanks anyway.
And I think the genre will be changing to Angst/Romance pretty soon. I didn't expect it to turn out this way!
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Disclaimer: Would I be writing this if I owned Yugioh?
Chapter 9 - Rumours
Yami stood at the lockers. He was waiting for someone. He thought of everything he was going to say. It had seemed easy at first, agreeing to Joey's challenge, but now it seemed kind of rash.
A group of giggling girls walked past. They caught sight of him, giggled some more, then left. Yami sighed. He had been enduring this for a really long time. Why do all the girls have to travel in groups? It was near impossible to catch her alone. Yami's mind wandered a bit, and he remembered Joey recounting what had happened.
A voice rang out through the corridor. "Yeah, I trashed her for good!"
Yami looked up, was it her? The red clip was unmistakable. Only problem was that she was surrounded by a group of chattering girls. Again. Girls...
Yami gathered himself up, he could definitely do better than Joey, who got all tongue-tied and flustered when he tried a few days before.
Yami walked up to the group. Immediately, as Yami had expected, all swooned at the sight of him walking over. The only person who seemed unmoved was Hikari, who stood rooted to the spot.
"Yes?" She asked the moment Yami was within good distance.
"Hi, I'm Yami." Yami flashed his famous smile. Perhaps he was imagining it, but Hikari gripped her books more tightly.
"Er, right. You're one of Tea's friends, right?"
"Yeah. I was watching your performance at Oak 3 the other day, you were brilliant!" Yami tried to inject more feeling into his voice.
"Really? You think so?" At last Hikari was warming up to him. Yami thought that if he had to do it, it was now or never. He drew himself up and spoke.
"Um, I was wondering...if - if you -"
But Yami didn't have a chance to finish the sentence which he had perfected in front of the mirror of his room for so long. Several boys were playing tag, racing down the lockers, and one of them bumped into Hikari.
Next thing Yami knew, he had caught Hikari right before she fell and she was in his arms. Hikari turned a bright scarlet and released herself into the company of her girl friends, muttering apologies. Her friends heard nothing of this however and were looking at her in awe.
"What were you saying before that - er - interruption?" Hikari started, trying to pretend that absolutely nothing had happened between them.
"Huh? Nothing, nothing. I'll see you around then...Hikari."
Hikari turned pink again when Yami called her by her first name. She and the other girls watched Yami's retreating back. The moment they were out of earshot, her friends swooped onto her, pelting her with questions.
Yami scolded himself. "Damn," he cursed. He was worse than Joey, who managed to at least get the question out, but simply got rejected. But he thought he had managed to leave a lasting impression on her, unlike Joey who was probably forgotten twenty-four hours later.
The news that Yami had caught Hikari in her arms before she fell spread like wildfire through Domino High. Her friends stuck closer to her than ever, in case an attack from the 'Prince Yami' Fanclub was attempted.
Neither Hikari, her friends nor Yami knew how it happened, but the rumours were somehow turned into a Prince-on-white-horse-comes-to-rescue-princess story. Indeed, they were so outrageous the author dare not put the full story here. Instead, she'll just give a little hint on what it really was.
"Wow. Pulled quite a stunt, huh?" Joey laughed at Yami, who smacked him over the head.
"You'll never believe the rumours I've heard. They're saying that Yami pulled that - that girl before she was hit by the boys, she tripped and landed into his arms, and accidentally kissed him. What is the meaning of this?" Tea demanded impatiently.
"WHAT! HOW IN RA'S NAME DID THAT HAPPEN?"
At the other lunch table, Hikari spluttered on her drink. "I WHAT!"
"You kissed him. Wow, I never knew you were that desperate enough to kiss someone even like Yami." Ryou guffawed.
"I never! Not even half of that rumour is true! One of the boys bumped into me, I fell and he caught me! That's it, nothing else!"
"Okay, okay, we believe you, can you relax?" Yugi and Ryou were alarmed by her sudden outburst. Hikari was glowing scarlet.
"Why would he be hanging around the lockers at that time?" Ryou hastily changed the subject.
"Beats me."
"Well, Valentine's is round the corner. Hey, maybe he was waiting to ask a girl out? I mean, everyone knows he tries to avoid Tea whenever he can, and that will provide an excuse not to go out with her."
"That unlucky girl who goes out with him will be in serious danger from the Fanclub though. Hope he knows what he's doing - Kana-chan? Are you alright?"
Hikari was stuffing her mouth with her lunch, evidently she didn't want to join in the conversation. And it was also evident that she was choking.
As Yugi thumped her on the back, Ryou sniggered and asked, "Who are you going to ask out on Valentine's?"
Ryou had been asking Yugi this question whenever he had the chance, trying to catch him off guard and making him answer. Apparently, Ryou wasn't asking anyone, he was intending to let girls ask him. Promising, but, as Yugi had pointed out the day before, probably wouldn't work on Ryou.
Hikari resurfaced from under the table, gasping for air. Unluckily for her, the conversation was still going on. Not willing to discuss the topic, she left for the washroom with her mind full of thoughts.
Freaking hell, I forgot about Valentine's Day. Don't tell me Yami was trying to ask me? Kami-sama, he's Yugi's brother! What will Yugi say if he knows about this? Hikari combed her fingers through her hair.
Mercifully, Ryou and Yugi had dropped the topic when she returned and were chatting about homework, abusing the teachers happily every now and then. Hikari didn't join in, she was lost in her own thoughts. She had never gone on an actual date before.
That day, Hikari went home, barely noticing where she was going. Yugi and Ryou had left for work. When she finally got the right direction, she reached home to find the phone ringing.
"S'up?"
"Hi Hikari. It's Yami here."
Hikari froze. That was fast, it was only thirty minutes after school had ended. Hikari felt the heat rise in her face, but she didn't know why.
"How did you get my number?"
"Well, one of your friends - her name's Kari I think - gave it to me."
Hikari blinked. He went through all that trouble to get her number?
"Her name's Kali, not Curry."
She stopped, not knowing what else to say. Then she decided to wait for Yami to say whatever he wanted to say when he first called.
"Sorry. She was stuttering so much I couldn't hear her name clearly."
Silence. What exactly did he call for? Better make his point clear, Hikari thought.
"Right. Er - so what did you call me for?"
"Well...I thought - maybe - well - argh, never mind. Sorry for disturbing you. Bye."
"Oh. It's fine. Bye then." Hikari put the phone down unwillingly. What was all that about?
JY: Okay. So What did that mean? Ahaha, it's kind of obvious. I was nearly killed by all of you readers for trying to add Yami in. But sadly, Yami will be around disturbing them for a really long time. That is, until Valentine's is over. But it doesn't end there. There's Tea and the fangirls, remember?
Then there's White Day a month after Valentine's! Don't ask, the answer will be revealed in the next chapter. You'll get to vote who goes out with Hikari in the next chapter, so wait for it!
Next chapter: Chapter 10 - Fourteenth of February
And no, that's not the actual date yet. The date is in the 11th chapter :) I have it all planned out, just waiting to see the results of the poll in the next chapter! So it's up to you, though I would prefer that Hikari goes out with ----. Sorry, I might affect the voting. No point guessing who it is, because all four boys' names are four-lettered. Hahaha...
Of cos, you can share your opinions now. Just click the purple button below :) Meanwhile I have to prepare myself against the readers' wrath.
