I personally really like this chapter, but the next one is gonna be GREAT.

Enjoi:)

Chapter 12

October 18, 2010

"Hey, Ishizu? I need to talk to you." Anna called her on the phone the next day.

"Hello, Anna! How are you?" She asked.

"I'm fine. Listen, I can't do this anymore. I've gotten really close with Ya-I mean the pharaoh and his friends; I just can't lie to them anymore. I feel bad." Anna explained.

"Hmmm…" Ishizu thought. "Perhaps there is a loophole."

"What?" She asked.

"He has to find out on his own." Ishizu told me.

"What do you mean?" Anna questioned, not completely understanding what she meant.

"He has to find out you're the Avatar on his own." She explained.

"But I still can't tell him." Anna stated.

"Correct."

It had been one week sense that night Yami almost kissed Anna. Their friendship continued to grow but they pretended like that night never happened. At least, he did. Or acted like it, anyways. But Anna couldn't stop thinking about it. It was on her mind every day and she just didn't know what to do with herself. She felt stupid because although he was her closest friend out of their group, she felt like that was all they would ever be. Anna wanted more than anything to tell him how she felt, but found it futile. He would most likely reject me. Anna thought to herself.

She didn't know what to do.

"I really want to tell him how I feel, Joey." She said as they made their way to the Game Shop. She had gotten particularly close to Joey and grown accustomed to his charm and care free attitude. Even if he could be an idiot at times.

"Then tell him." He told her, as if it would be as simple as that.

"I can't do that!" Anna scolded him. "He won't feel the same…"

Joey sighed, "You'll never know unless you try, Annie."

"Eww, don't call me that!" She yelled.

"I have to; it's my special name for ya." He grinned at her reaction.

"Ugh." Anna grunted as they walked to into the Game shop to be greeted by the gang.

"Hey guys!" Yugi said. "What's up?"

"Oh, nothing." Joey smirked as he eyed Anna.

"What are you looking at?" She asked Joey, suspiciously.

He grinned and didn't say anything as he walked over to the others, with Anna following closely behind.

"I can't stay long, you guys. I gotta pick up Abbey at the airport soon." She told them.

"So we finally get to meet her?" Tea asked, excitedly.

Anna nodded. "Her flight gets in soon, so I should probably get going." She told them as she walked to the door. "See ya." Was all they heard as she walked out to the street.

"Yugi, you gotta tell the pharaoh to get it together." Joey told him.

"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked, leaning across the store counter.

"I'm talking about Anna!" He yelled. "Have you not seen it? How they've been acting really weird around each other?"

Yugi nodded, "They have been acting kind of strange… But he won't do anything about it. He refuses to admit that he has feelings for her."

They all sighed in frustration, not knowing how to convince Yami to realize that he likes Anna.

"Maybe he'll come around soon." Tristan said, sitting on the counter next to Yugi.

Yugi shook his head. "Not unless she's the Avatar… He was in love with her so I think that he thinks that's who he should be focusing on. And maybe he doesn't want to love Anna, because he would be like cheating on the Avatar."

Joey pondered this. "You have a point…" He trailed off. "Wait! What if Anna's the Avatar? See, problem solved."

"I don't think so Joe," Tea said." She would have told us, right? I mean, she knows we're looking for her. And plus, her eyes are green, not blue."

"Awe man," Joey signed, "You're right. But it's still not fair for the pharaoh to feel guilty about having feelings for Anna."

They all agreed but found nothing that could help the situation.

Yugi turned to pharaoh, to confront him face to face later that night in his room.

"All right, do you have feelings for Anna, or not?" Yugi asked.

Yami didn't know how to answer. He was certain that he did feel something for Anna. But he didn't understand what. "I'm not sure Yugi." He confessed.

"You don't know?" He question.

Yami sighed in frustration, "Yes, I mean no, I mean, ugh!"

"Calm down, pharaoh! You're gonna blow something!" Yugi yelled.

"I'm sorry, Yugi…" Yami trailed off. "Yes, I think I do like Anna more than a friend…"

"I knew it!" Yugi said, jumping on the bed in excitement. "When are you going to tell her?"

Yami looked at how happy Yugi was, and wished he could be the same way. "I'm not." He stated.

Yugi's excitement died down and started to frown. "But why?"

"Because of the Avatar… It wouldn't be right." Yami concluded.

"But you haven't even found her yet, so it wouldn't technically be cheating!" Yugi persuaded, now sitting down on the bed, facing the pharaoh. "You deserve to be happy, Yami."

"I am happy." He told Yugi.

"No you're not." Yugi told him, "And you know it."

Yami gazed down at the floor, remembering that night almost a week ago when he was the closest to Anna, and the feelings he shared for her. And how much he beat himself up for not kissing her when he had the chance.

"Please tell her." Yugi pleaded, making Yami look back at him.

"All right, I will." Yami said. "Tomorrow."