The sound of a shrill voice could be heard out of room 2b. A certain teen with tri-color hair sits at the back of the class, ignoring his teacher's remarks. Yugi Muto taps his fingers on the desk, anxious to leave as soon as possible. "Five...Just five more minutes," Yugi sighs, glancing at the clock. Amethyst eyes move their focus to the front of the room, where his teacher - goes on and on about some new rule that she implemented. Something about neon colors….Typical.
After what seems like eternity, a loud bell resonates through the room indicating the end of the school day. Yugi all but jumps out of his seat eager to head home for once. "Alright class, your homework is a 10 page essay on your insecurities due tomorrow," says before being interrupted by many groans and cries of protests. A large burly man stands up although a bit shakily. Ushio was his name, Yugi's old tormentor. The teens eyes slightly narrow. Ushio used to be the king of the school or maybe the dungeon master would be more accurate. His personal favorite prisoner to torture-why it was Yugi himself. The small teen shudders at the memories that flooded his mind but that flow soon stopped when Yugi felt a sudden cold fall over his body. His shaking only got worse and he started to feel dizzy. He shakes his head quickly, sending the feeling away and instead focuses on the paper on his desk, hoping to calm the wrath of….well Yugi himself didn't really know. And that's what scares him the most.
"You cannot do that! At least give a proper topic! Ten pages is stupid!" Ushio bellows. A thin penciled eyebrow raises "Oh alright alright 12 pages it is then, you are dismissed". Ushio opens his mouth to say something and Yugi cringes at the smell of mustard and onion. Ms. Chouno quickly says "Listen, I don't want to hear anything from a man who sat outside of the school gate picking up tree leaves convinced that it was money like a madman. Just leave Ushio and the rest of you for that matter,". Dejected students quickly file out of the English's teacher's classroom hoping not to annoy her into adding another 10 pages. .
Yugi tries to weave his way through the wave of students, but that proved to be a difficult task for the vertically challenged teen. "Ah I nearly forgot! Yugi Muto, come here for a second," the high-pitched voice of his teacher rang. /Just my luck. I should have known today went too well for it to be true/ Yugi trudges towards his teacher gripping the straps of his backpack so tightly that his knuckles are white and trembling. The teacher herself was simply sitting on her desk reapplying her makeup. Honestly, Yugi thought she was a beautiful woman, although crazy and egotistical. If only she could be an actually good person.
After taking a deep breath, the small teen mustered up the courage to say "Yes?". On instinct, he places a hand over the golden pyramid hanging around his neck to calm his nerves. Another rush of cold rushes through his body but this was warmer. It sounded silly but cold was warm, delightfully so. Yugi almost immediately calmed down. The english teacher runs her eyes over the fragile and somewhat malnourished form of her student and runs a hand through her poorly dyed red hair. "Yugi I am certain that you received a handbook at the start of the year with all the school rules. Have you read it?" "Yes I have, Ms. Chouno" Yugi says with some confidence from that rush almost on a high of sorts.
Ms. Chouno's face turns sour "Then you should now this toy of yours should not be worn on school premises"
She yanks the puzzle from the string around Yugi's neck causing the teen to gag. The woman could swear seeing Yugi's eyes turn a deep crimson shade. His face contorting into an aggravated frown with an aura that was dreadfully frightening. Yugi could feel himself fade out of consciousness before shaking his head frantically, and grabs the puzzles back and strokes it lightly to appease the energy he felt from it to once again. And just as it appeared those red eyes were gone. "Sorry, I um didn't sleep well," Yugi says with a worried scowl "I'll be sure to leave the millennium puzzle at home" He says putting emphasis on the pendant's name. /How dare she call it a toy!/ Yugi tenses, startled at the deeper voice that joins his own. His eyes flash red again before Yugi slowly exits the room, his mood now sour. His quiet footsteps are the only sound in that part of the school. It had been a good 10 minutes before Yugi left the school, having to take breaks every 2 minutes because the young boy could swear that he would faint if he didn't. "At least I can finally go to the doctor and figure out what the hell is wrong with me".
The breeze blew through Yugi's tri-colored hair as he exited the school building. Yugi rubbed his forehead, exasperated. He wondered why his teacher hadn't gotten suspended yet, but in reality he knew it was her good looks as they called it. Yugi himself thought she looked like a clown wearing that much makeup. 'Goes to show you how competent our school is' Yugi shakes his head.
The teen walks along the broken sidewalk leading up to his home/family business that was only a short walk from Domino High. Yugi fidgets with the puzzles dangling on his neck, temporarily stunned by the shine he found his eyes assaulted by when he looked at the golden trinket. Yugi squints and glares at the puzzle before giving up.
The Kame Game Shop was nothing special, but to Yugi it was his lifeline. Yugi hadn't lived here his entire life, but he might as well have. An older, quite petite man steps out of the game shop, smiling at his grandson.
"Grandpa!" Yugi called out running up to the man and throwing his arms around him. Solomon Muto chuckled while hugging his grandson.
"How was your day, my boy?" Yugi rolled his eyes "It was….it was interesting, Grandpa"
"Oh? Was Ushio bothering you again" Yugi shook his head "No...that's not...it. Anyway let's get going. I do not wish to be late to my own funeral" Solomon laughs "Going to the doctor's is not a funeral, Yugi". Yugi walked solemnly up to their car, his feet dragging on the sidewalk.
"It might as well be".
The two Mutos got into the car and drove to the Grisha Jaeger National Hospital, most of the ride was in complete silence until they got close to the hospital. Yugi stares out the window staring at the passing surroundings. During school he felt eager to go to the doctor but now all he felt was dread. Pure dread. Solomon looks at Yugi through the rear view mirror slightly worried. "Yugi, is everything alright?" Yugi's head snaps up "I...think so"
The archaeologist longed to believe his grandson but that answer wasn't very convincing. The young duelist was known to refuse to ask for help, even when he desperately needed it. Solomon himself was surprised when Yugi had come to him insisting that he needed to go to the doctor. "Fainting and gaps in his memory huh…..I wonder…..No it can't be it's just a silly legend. It's probably because he spends all his time staring at a screen, Kids these days"
Yugi fiddled with the golden pendant grimacing. "Grandpa, tell me more about the puzzle's curse". The older man tensed, startled at the sudden question. "Is he a mind reader now?" He shakes his head. "You're panicking Solomon get a hold of yourself" "It's a very long story, Yugi" Yugi looked at the giant hospital that they had just arrived at. The small teen was startled at the change in his own mood, which only increased the anxiety he had pushed to the corners of his mind the whole day.
He knew that -It's a very long story,Yugi- really meant that he didn't care to tell the story. Amethyst eyes widened and he clutched his puzzle tightly "Or it fits my situation too perfectly". The tension in the car increased significantly, leaving both Solomon and Yugi suffocated. Yugi reaches for his back pocket only to find it sadly empty. His jaw twitched and as soon as the car stopped, the teen quickly exited wanting to leave that environment as soon as possible. They walk to the hospital and check-in without so much as sparing a glance to each other. Yugi wasn't upset at his grandpa; it was more like he was far, far, far away. Maybe not physically but mentally, spiritually? Yugi himself didn't know.
It seemed like the teen didnt know anything at all and he was so done and frustrated. He wanted control of his own life. Yugi gently pulled off the Millenium Puzzle and cradled it in his hands. The pyramid was solid gold with the Eye of Horus engraved in the middle, the eye seemed to stare back into Yugi's own. /What secrets do you hold?/
\Wouldn't you like to know\ a deep Baritone voice responded.
For a split second, Yugi seemed to drown in the voice, a wave of electricity shooting through his body. His small, pale hands started to tremble /I- No that's impossible there's no way. I'm calm. I'm calm and perfectly sane/ \I'm definitely debating the sane part, Hikari\
Yugi screamed, dropping the puzzle. A hand gracefully lets the puzzle fall into his hand, instead of the floor. Yugi eyes had followed the puzzle and now looked up to see who had caught his prized possession, not noticing that the hospital room that he had been sitting in had disappeared. "Than-" A gasp forced its way out of Yugi's mouth as he saw a pair of crimson eyes staring right back at him. The man smiled manically \I'm glad you like my eyes so much\ A cold hand makes its way around Yugi's throat. \After all, they be the last thing you'll ever see, Yugi\