Disclaimers: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of these characters, this is just fanmade.

Chapter thirteen: Remembering

Yami:

"Yami, I'm free!" Joey was jumping in the air and waving with his arms but I saw Seto running towards him to block him.

"Tristan!" I shouted and I threw the ball towards him. He jumped in the air and could catch it easily since the person who was blocking him was two heads shorter than him.

I ran towards the ring, followed by Ryo, and Tristan was getting in trouble, we were all blocked by someone at this moment. He turned around, he was standing in the middle of the field and he was aiming towards the ring.

"You've got to be kidding me Tristan!" Joey shouted, still trying to get away from Seto.

"I'm not," Tristan said. He was very serious and closed his eyes a few inches and then threw the ball. The whole room was looking as the ball fell through the ring.

"Well done Tristan, well done," the teacher shouted and he was writing down something on his papers. The tall brown haired boy walked over to us to give us a high-five and even Ryo did, although he was on the other team.

"You won't be lucky this time," Seto answered with a smirk on his face.

He dribbled past everyone of us and scored. "That's how it's done," he said.

"Listen to me, you money bag!" Joey shouted. "I don't need you to tell me how things should be done. Who has a beautiful girlfriend here? Yami does, Tristan does and even I do, the 'dog' as you call me. What makes that of you, huh?"

Seto just smirked back at him. "I don't need a woman to take care of me," he said.

"No, you have enough servants for that," Joey answered. They were standing very close and I thought Joey was going to hit him any moment now.

"That's enough Joe." Tristan tossed the ball to Ryo and stepped in between the two young men, pushing them away from each other.

"Stupid Kaiba," Joey muttered when walking towards me.

Tea:

"What's Joey doing?"

I turned around and followed Mai's gaze. The boys were playing basketball and it seemed as if Joey was getting very angry at Kaiba, as always. Tristan stepped between them and pushed them away from each other, right in time. I knew Joey, he was about to hit him any minute now.

"I don't like it when he gets into fights," Mai murmured. "Unless he fights for me of course." She gave me a quick wink and we both started to laugh.

"Rebecca, go and get the boys will you, we're going to do some running after the girls here finished," the teacher said.

The blonde girl nodded and ran towards the boys.

"How much longer are we going to be in this position?" someone grumbled.

We were doing some exercises in small groups. Five minutes ago we had been doing some high jumping but now we were making a pyramid. Mai was climbing and I soon followed to be on the top.

"Good Tea," the teacher said. "Now go and stand on your feet." I nodded and tried to get up which made Mai curse.

"Damn it Tea, that's a bone you know."

"Sorry," I muttered.

I didn't like to be on top but somehow they had forced me because I was the smallest and had the least amount of weight.

"Just one more step, Tea," the teacher said. I nodded and found the courage to continue when I heard someone underneath me sneeze.

"O crap."

Before I knew it I was tumbling down and I prepared myself to hit the ground but I was caught by two strong arms.

"I thought you already fell for me, Tea," the crimson eyed boy said. Suddenly his eyes widened but it was too late, the rest of the pyramid fell down too and someone hit him against his legs which caused us to hit the ground.

"Yami, are you okay?" I asked, looking at his face.

A little frown was on his forehead. "Tea, could you move your knee?"

I looked down and a little blush appeared on my face. "Sorry," I muttered.

He sat up at and smiled a little when he looked to his right. Kaiba was lying on the ground too and Mai was right at his feet.

"Well well Mai, I never thought you would literally kiss my feet," he smirked.

She looked up at him and grumbled. "Joseph!" she shouted. "Get me off of this floor!"

Joey ran towards her, giving Kaiba an angry glare and helping her up.

"Like I said, you're just a dog," Kaiba answered when getting onto his feet. (A/N: Sorry for the Kaiba-lovers who read this story, I love Kaiba too! But I'm just trying to keep him a little in character)

"Take that back, now!" Joey was waving his fist in the air.

"Or what?" he smirked.

Joey was about to lose it and he swung his fist right towards Kaiba's face.

"Hmm, I thought you were actually going to hit me." He sounded a bit disappointed but that was just to mock with Joey who's fist was now in Kaiba's hand. After that he let go and walked outside, leaving an angry Joey.

"Are you nuts? You shouldn't hit Kaiba," Mai said.

"So you're going to defend him now?" Joey snapped back.

"Joey, you know it's not like that…"

"Don't you Joey me!" He stood up and left soon after Kaiba, his hands in the pockets of his black short and hitting a basketball on his way out.

"Why does he always get mad when Kaiba is around?" Mai asked, getting onto her feet.

"I think it has something to do with Serenity," I said.

"Serenity?" Tristan asked. Everybody turned around and gave me a questioning look.

"She had a crush on Kaiba when we were little and well… He hurt her pretty bad, Joey never forgave him," I answered. (A/N: Once again, I'm very sorry, I do love silentshipping )

"Sounds to me you'll have to look out, Tristan," a tall dark haired guy laughed. I remember his name being Duke.

"I would never hurt Serenity, I'm not cold hearted like Kaiba," he answered and we all went outside to do some running.

Yami:

"Hey Joey, it's almost your birthday, what would you like to have?" Tea asked when putting her tray down onto the table.

I moved a little so she could sit next to me. Joey sat next to me across from Mai. They hadn't spoken since he had yelled at her but everything would soon be okay again, they loved each other too much to stay mad. Tristan was sitting at my opposite side, letting Serenity's head rest onto his shoulder while he was putting some chips into his mouth.

"Why don't you wipe that smirk of Kaiba's face," he grumbled. I had never seen Joey so mad and certainly not longer than a few seconds.

He took a piece of pizza in his hand and was going to take a bite when Seto just walked by, overhearing our conversation.

"Don't you need dog food, twerp?" he asked.

Joey got up immediately, Mai grabbing a glass which would fell down if she didn't and Serenity tugging at her Tristan's jacket, telling him to pay attention. "It's okay Joey, sit down," she said. She looked up into her brother's eyes but he didn't look back, he was pointing daggers at Seto.

"I won't give him the satisfaction," he grumbled.

A big sigh escaped Tea's lips and she stood up. "Seto," she said in a calm voice. "I would appreciate it if you left Joey alone. We always do our best to accept your privacy and we're not walking around school, holding camera's in our hands to take pictures of you whenever you do something wrong or embarrassing, we leave you alone too. We don't judge you for who you are but for what you do and it's time you start realizing that. Now, I would like to enjoy my meal so I suggest you think about what I said and leave."

He looked down at her and a smirk appeared on his face, I didn't like it when he used it on her.

"You really think you know me, don't you?" Their faces were only a few inches apart and I had the sudden urge to stand between them. There was something familiar about their position, I didn't like it one bit.

"I don't think so Seto, I know so. I've seen how you act when you're around your little brother."

A shocked expression appeared on his face but he became calm again after a few seconds.

"Whatever, Tea." He turned around, holding his tray and walked away from us, not wanting to pay any attention anymore.

She watched him walk away before she sat down again, another sigh escaping her lips.

"You didn't have to stand up for me, Tea," Joey said.

She shrugged her shoulders. "I grew tired of him mocking my friends long ago. Someone needs to tell him the truth."

This was another side of Tea I often saw, she was always there to protect her friends because she believed in our friendship. A little smile played around my lips but only Serenity spotted it.

Tea:

"This is the Red eyes black dragon," Mr. Solomon said.

I took it in my hands and studied it. It seemed like the perfect birthday present for Joey. "I'll take it."

"Tea, I'll pay it," Yami said. He was already taking his wallet out of his pocket. I knew that he was rich but I didn't like the idea of him paying for my stuff.

I shook my head. "I'll buy this one, he's my best friend too."

He smiled at me and I took out some cash to pay Yami's grandfather. Today it was the 25th of January, Joey's birthday. (A/N: Jeej, Joey and I share a birthday month xD)

"Now hurry up or you two will be late," the old man in front of me said. I smiled at him and took Yami by his hand, leading him outside. Yugi always took the buss to school so we didn't have to drop him off.

As always Yami would open the passenger door for me and I would wait until we were gone before I spoke. Every time I sat down into his car I led my fingers slide over the leather material over his seats, I liked it.

"So, what did you buy Joey?" I asked when he looked from right to left, to see if there wasn't a car approaching us.

He pulled out his wallet and gave it to me. When I opened it a cute, orange dragon looked at me and so did a strange clock, The Baby Dragon and Time Wizard.

"You know what they do, right?" he asked, stopping at a red light.

I nodded. "If you play them together you get the Thousand Dragon and the Time Wizard can also weaken your opponents monsters since it has the power to go through time and make them much older."

He turned his head to give me a quick look and smiled at me. He liked it when I knew things about dueling. But to be honest, I secretly listened to everything people around me said so I knew a lot about it.

"He has become a strong duelist the last few months, my grandpa and I trained him. He'll like these cards, I'm sure he will. He plays with warriors mostly but I know that he likes dragons too." He pushed his gas when the light turned green and I saw a woman, tapping to the ground with her feet, clearly waiting until the light turned red again so she could cross the street.

"Yeah, Joey has improved," I agreed. After all this time he was finally able to beat me and Mai, he was getting stronger and I was happy for him. I remember how disappointed he could be after losing a battle against Mai but now she was the one who was disappointed.

The rest of the drive happened in silence as we drove to school, both thinking about different things. My mind always drifted off to the dancing school in New York, still not knowing to accept the offer or not.

Yami:

"Red eyes black dragon," Joey read out loud when Tea gave him the card. "Is it me or does it sound the same as Kaiba's?"

I nodded and explained him. "The Red eyes black dragon is the counterpart of the Blue eyes white dragon. Where the Blue eyes stands for power, the Red eyes stands for potential and Joey my friend, you have a lot. It's not as strong as Seto's dragon but I thought you might like it."

He smiled at me and gave Tea a hug. "Thanks." After he pulled out his deck he immediately put the card into it.

"I have some too," I said. I took out my wallet and pulled out the Baby Dragon and Time Wizard. "They don't seem strong but when you put them together you can summon the Thousand Dragon."

"They seem awesome, Yami! Thanks."

Mai smiled as she saw Joey acting like a little kid when he got his birthday presents, somehow everyone had given him a card to add to his deck. Mai had given him the Flame Swordsman, his favorite card, Tristan gave him the Lava Battleguard because Joey had the Swamp Battleguard. If you put those two cards together on the field they would become much stronger. His little sister had given him another strong cared named the Sword Hunter and he already ran through the hallways, challenging people to a duel.

We all laughed as we ran towards our first class, spotting loads of people raising an eyebrow when Joey was waving with his cards in front of them.

"Mr. Ishtar, you have to look at this," he said when we walked into the room. Our history teacher turned around and looked at the cards in front of him.

"Very impressive Joey, but now you should sit down and remain calm, you're scaring people."

A little blush appeared on his face and he quickly ran over to me to take his seat.

Tea and Mai were sitting next to us and during the whole lesson I could see her giving strange looks at our teacher. She looked at him with a questioning look on her face. Mr. Ishtar had noticed it too and he tried not to make eye contact with her.

"Tea, what's the matter?" I whispered.

She turned her head and blinked a few times. "Nothing, I was just thinking about something." She smiled a little and turned around again when she suddenly got a surprised look in her eyes. I followed her gaze and I could see a golden item lying on the teachers' desk. It had the same eye as my Millennium Puzzle so I assumed it was a Millennium Item. He probably got it back from Ishizu when we went to the Art Museum.

Tea's hand went up in the air and Mr. Ishtar turned to her.

"Yes Tea?" His voice sounded a bit concerned and I wondered why.

"According to the legend, what does your Millennium Item do?" She pointed towards the golden rod and everyone started to look at the front.

"It doesn't have a power, Tea. Now I would like to continue with our lesson." I could see that he tried to remain his calm but it wasn't really working.

"That's not true, you told us every Millennium Item had an ability," she said, not listening to him.

"Tea, I would really appreciate it if I could continue my lesson." He walked over to his desk and took it in his hands. "There is really nothing about this Millennium Rod, it has been in my family for ages, nothing more nothing less." He finally made eye contact with Tea and he laid the scepter back down.

"I see, I'm sorry for troubling you Mr. Ishtar."

Before I could turn around to talk to Tea, Joey got my attention.

"Hey, why's your Puzzle glowing?"

I looked down and I could see he was right. There was a feint glow around it and I hadn't noticed it before. I turned around to tell Tea about it but I saw that her eyes had a blank expression and she just stared at the man in front of the classroom.

"It's okay Tea," the teacher answered.

She nodded and kept on staring to him.

"Hey Tea." I nudged her arm and she looked at me, the blank expression suddenly gone.

"Yes Yami?" she smiled a little.

I looked down again but to my surprise the glow was gone, as if snapping her out of her daydream made the Item back to normal.

"Never mind…" I answered. There was something wrong, and it had something to do with my Millennium Item, I could feel it. But then again, I didn't believe in such nonsense, did I?
I suddenly remembered Tea's words when she was dreaming. 'One soul' 'You smell like him, like Atem' 'Like Yami, like the prince.'

There was indeed something wrong, I could remember it now. The talk we had with Ishizu and Mr. Ishtar, there was only one soul, my soul and Atem's soul, they were the same. My thoughts were interrupted by a cell phone, going off in the classroom.

Our teacher excused himself and picked it up.

"Yes?" he said to the person on the other side.

He suddenly got a scared look in his eyes and looked over to me. When he noticed I was staring at him he turned around, trying to hide his expression.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

"I see. Yes, that's the only explanation. Of course I will."

He ended the call and turned back to the room. "Class dismissed, Yami, I need you to stay here for a few minutes."