Disclaimer - I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters, it is the property of Kazuki Takahashi. And 4Kids for the dub, which is what I'm working with for the transcripts because that's the version I grew up with. Though I will admit, I will be having the characters have actual hormones, something they all seem lacking in the dub. All I own is my OC Lila. And any OCs I put in.
Yes this story has an OC in it and yes she is paired with Yami Yugi/Atem so if you don't like Yami and OC pairings, this may not be for you. Also this is slow build because I'm going with the show episodes. I'll do like an episode a chapter, but if it's a two part episode where the majority of the episode it taken up by a duel, I'll probably just make a slightly longer chapter and have both episodes in one. As the series progresses and we get like four episode long duels, that may change and that might be two chapters,depending on what else happens in the episode.
Now as scenes that my OC isn't in won't change, like flashbacks or scenes showing other characters, I won't be writing those, which will shorten chapters and anyone whose seen the show is pretty familiar with how those scenes play out. Also I apologise for every abridged reference, especially in the earlier chapters, I've been watching it lately and it kind of spilt into my writing. I have a deck for my OC ready made, also my OC's favourite monster, Dark Witch, is my favourite too and since Joey's Flame Swordsman gets special treatment in it's summoning, for the purpose of this fic, consider Dark Witch level four not level five so she can be summoned without a sacrifice. Sorry if this annoys anyone but that's what I'm doing. Also, mistakes the show makes with cards, I'm not sure and will decide when I get to them but I may keep some in. For example Tea using Magic Formula on Maha Vialo when it can only be used on Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl.
Oh and sorry if I use any cards released after the series ended, I'm not the best on knowing when what cards came out but if I have, there probably aren't many. There are no tuners, synchro, pendulum, Xyz or link monsters, or cards that specifically mention them, that's all I can promise.
Now the the long note and disclaimer out of the way, trust me I will try not to put others in, and if I do they will not be this long.
Enjoy
One - The Heart of the Cards
"Hey Joey! Earth to Joey!" Yugi prompts with a chuckle "Hey are you in there? It's your turn." Lila smiles softly to herself as she watches her blonde, poofy haired friend staring intently at the cards in his hand. Yugi glances to the long haired brunette, noticing her relaxed pose, with how she isn't even looking at her own hand as she waits for Joey to figure out what he's going to do. Another member of the group, a pointy haired brunette boy, slides up behind Joey and wraps an arm around his neck, shocking the boy out of his concentration.
"Aw isn't he cute when he's thinking?" Lila chuckles softly to herself at the antics of the two boys, shaking her head to herself.
"Hey Tristan, Yugi and Lila here are teaching me to play Duel Monsters," Joey explains as he lifts his hand to show the cards to Tristan, who blinks at them in confusion saying "Drooling monsters?"
"Duel Monsters ya nimrod," Joey snaps back, shoving Tristan to the side, over to where the final member of their group is stood watching Lila and Joey. Tristan shakes himself off as he joins the smiling Tea to watch what's happening.
"They've been at it for hours," Tea explains as Joey goes back to focusing on his move "Joey's starting to get the hang of it but Yugi and Lila are like a pair of experts, you should see them duel each other."
"Okay Lila. It's time to duel," Joey summons a warrior in attack mode, as Tea explains the basic rules of the game to Tristan, who is frowning as he tries to figure out what's going on "Pretty good move, huh Lila?" Lila nods with a small smile as she draws a card and lifts her hand to take another look at all of her cards. It only takes her a moment to make her move.`
"Sure, pretty good move. But," Lila plays her Command Knight "Since my monster, who is a warrior herself, has the ability to raise the attack of all my warrior monsters by four hundred points, her attack is raised to sixteen hundred."
"What?!" Joey slams his hands on the table as he looks from Lila's monster to his own "Thanks a lot. A card that powerful totally wipes me out." Lila laughs softly to herself when Joey starts pouting and Tristan starts his teasing again with "Whoa you suck at this game."
"Nah, you did fine Joey. Lila just has better cards. See, my Grandpa owns a game shop and we get all our best cards from him," Yugi explains as Lila takes her cards back and reshuffles her deck as he steps forward to take Joey's seat across from her. Joey stares for a moment, then he shoots up out of his seat and leans over to Yugi.
"Your own game shop? What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Joey declares dramatically, making Lila roll her eyes fondly at his antics. So excitable that one.
"How about after Yugi and I have our duel? That way you can see a more even match up," Lila suggests as Yugi sits across from her. Joey thinks for a moment then shrugs, sitting on one of the tables next to theirs so he can watch with the others.
"Hey maybe I can get my Grandpa to show us this super rare cards he's got," Yugi suggests to the group who nod in excitement. Lila smiles, she already knows what card Yugi is talking about but it's always a treat to see it since his Grandpa doesn't really like to show it off. The group teeter off the talk of the card shop for a while as they watch Yugi make his first move, not noticing that one of their classmates has heard their not exactly quiet exchange.
Kaiba glances up from his book and over at the group of friends. Rare card, he thinks Could they have found the card I've been searching for?
"Grandpa? I'm home," Yugi calls as he steps through the door of the game shop that doubles as the front entrance to the house. His Grandpa is waiting behind the counter, smiling when he sees the group that has accompanied the tri colour haired boy.
"And I see you've brought company, good to see you again Lila," the brunette smiles and raises a hand in greeting as she takes the chance to look around the shop merchandise to see if anything catches her eye. While she's happy with her deck, there's no reason she can't see if she can improve. Besides, she got her allowance a few days ago and she doesn't have anything else she wants to spend it on, and Yugi's Grandpa gives her a discount since she helps out on weekends with Yugi. Of course it isn't just Duel Monsters cards they sell, there is plenty of other games and gaming memorabilia to look at.
"Gramps, could you show my friends your awesome, super rare card?"
"Rare card? My special card?" he hums and eyes the group, watching as Yugi slaps his hands together and Joey bows as they say "Please! Please!" and "Pretty please?" respectively. He looks over the group with mock seriousness before he laughs and smiles "How could I refuse?" He reaches under the counter and takes out a small brown box as the group crowd around "You kids are in for a treat. I don't take this card out too often. Ready?" Here it is," he holds up a card, showing them the pictured image of a stunning white dragon "The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, so rare, so powerful, I never let it leave my hand." While the rest of the group look at the card in awe, Tristan is less them impressed. He reaches forward and carelessly takes the card, causing Yugi's Grandpa to let out a sound of horror.
"It doesn't look all that special to me," he says bluntly. Lila slams her fist into the back of Tristan's head, carefully and quickly taking the card back. As she returns it, she shoots Tristan a glare as he rubs the quickly forming lump on his head, his expression sheepish as he winces occasionally.
"What is wrong with you?" Lila scolds the pointy haired boy.
"This card is priceless," he declares as he curls protectively around his card "There are only four of them in the whole world."
"Speaking of priceless, I'm ready to trade!" Joey grins as he leans forwards eagerly, making Lila facepalm.
"Not for this card."
"Huh? Nah, I didn't mean that card. I meant, show me some other cool cards to get my started," he clarifies as he looks over the other cards on display. Before Mr Muto can respond, the shop door opens, the bell jingling and everyone turns as Yugi's Grandpa gives his greeting "Hello, can I help you?"
"If you can't, it certainly wouldn't surprise me," Kaiba responds snidely as he glances around the shop, unimpressed.
"Doesn't he have a big fancy company to run? What's he doing down here?"
"Yeah, you'd think a child billionaire would have better things to do," Lila remarks as she leans back against the counter, frowning as she eyes her tall classmate suspiciously. He smirks and shrugs, saying "Not that it's any of your business, but I came to see the card." Lila's frown deepens while Joey smiles and steps towards Kaiba.
"Hey, are you into Duel Monsters too? This is perfect. Maybe we could all duel together sometimes," Kaiba steps into the shop properly, letting the door close behind him as she slowly walks over to the group.
"Me? Duel you? I'd have more of a challenge playing solitaire."
"What?"
"I am the number one ranked duellist in the country and the favourite to win the Duel Monsters championship. Hah, you wouldn't last two minutes in a duel against me," Kaiba brags, making Lila scoff.
"And such a winning personality," Kaiba pays no mind to Lila or to Joey when, with clenched fists, the blonde snaps "Ooh, I'm shaking. Maybe you'd like to settle this with fists instead of cards." Lila sighs while Yugi and Tristan step in front of their quick tempered friend.
"Whoa! Take it easy Joey."
"But Yugi, Kaiba's asking for it."
"Now does this shop have any worthwhile cards or not?" it's then that Kaiba notices the card Mr Muto is putting back into it's box. He lurches forward, pushing everyone out of the way to get to the front counter "Can it be? The Blue-Eyes White Dragon in a dump like this?"
"Rude!" Lila snaps "Manners cost nothing, so you have no excuse!" However Kaiba is too lost in his thoughts to hear Lila's scolding, let alone care.
"Well, enough window shopping," Yugi's Grandpa puts the cover back on the small box and picks it up to store it away again "Is there anything else I can help you with?" As the card is taken away, Kaiba growls, his face scrunching up. He lifts his briefcase and slams it onto the counter, making everyone flinch. There is a loud snap as Kaiba opens the case, spinning it around too quickly for Lila to see what's inside. What ever it is, it gets Yugi's Grandpa excited. Maybe it's Black Luster Soldier, Lila thinks with a mental laugh.
"Listen to me, old man. Give me your Blue-Eyes White Dragon card and I'll trade you all of these," there is a chorus of shocked noises from the rest of the group as Lila peeks around to have a look. Her eyes widen at the sight of the briefcase full of rare cards. Some she recognises, others she has never seen before. Kaiba stands there, waiting for Mr Muto to accept. Unfortunately, he doesn't get the answer he wants.
"Ah, very nice. But no thanks," he says, putting the small box out of the way. Kaiba growls angrily as he moves the case out of the way and leans over the counter "Fine. If you won't trade, maybe you'll sell it. Name your price. I can pay anything you ask."
"I'm sure you could. But this card is worth more then you could ever offer. Not because of it's power or because it's so rare, but because of what it means to me," he explains with a smile, no doubt remembering "This card was given to me by a dear friend and so I treasure this card as I do that friend. So parting with it is completely out of the question."
"No!"
"You'd feel the same even if it were a common card, right Grandpa?" Yugi pipes up. His Grandpa nods, smiling down at the rare card "Exactly. You see this precious card has bonded with my heart." Kaiba scoffs, slamming the briefcase closed.
"Fine! I've heard enough of your nonsense," he takes the case and spins on his heels, taking his leave of the shop as the group stares after him "Senile old fool." Mr Muto shakes his head and turns back to the group. The five teenagers take their time, Tea and Tristan even deciding to get a deck each to give the game a go, all the while Joey rummages around for new cards of his own. Tea frowns as she looks over some monsters, unsure what to pick. Luckily Lila is there to offer help. Yugi and Lila stand to one side, smiling to one another, glad to share their favourite game with their friends, though, as always, Yugi can tell something is bothering the short girl.
"What's wrong Lila?" he asks, putting a hand on the girl's arm, his large, amethyst eyes lit up with concern.
"It's Kaiba," the brunette explains as she leans against the wall, arms crossed over her chest "He was pretty determined to get the Blue-Eyes from your Grandpa. I doubt he's willing to accept 'no' for an answer. Just..." she turns to the wild haired boy "Just tell him to be careful okay?" Yugi nods, giving her a comforting smile to try and cheer her up.
After school the next day, the group is back on the way to the shop, Joey and Tea both are eager to try out some new cards. Meanwhile, Lila has a decently thick book open, her moss green eyes focused on the pages as, with Yugi's help, she follows the group.
"Hey Lila, how come you're starting on that homework already? It's not due for weeks yet," Joey asks, arms crossed behind his head as he walks along beside her. Lila shrugs, turning the page, only half paying attention to what is going on around her. Yugi looks up at her, smiling brightly. Lila's only this eager to get started on her book report because she was allowed to pick one of her own books to do it on. Plus Lila has always been a bit of a bookworm.
"Okay Gramps, I'm back to get more cards," Joey calls as they get to the shop and Yugi opens the door to reveal a dark filled shop "Hey, hey Gramps!"
"Grandpa, I'm home," Yugi calls out, the emerging worry clear in his voice as he looks around the empty shop. Lila looks up, putting her book away as she glances around.
"Maybe he... went out?" Tea suggests as they all pile into the shop, but Lila shakes her head and voices her observations "No, it looks like he never finished opening up this morning. And wasn't the door unlocked?" Lila looks to Joey, who nods with a deep frown. Everyone concerned about the missing shop owner. However before they get a chance to look around some more, the store landline starts to ring.
"Hello. Game shop," Yugi says into the receiver as Lila leans closer to overhear what is being said on the other end.
"Ah, Yugi. Perfect," Lila's fists clench.
"Kaiba?!"
"Your grandfather's here visiting. But he's nod feeling well. Why don't you come by my office and pick him up," there's an amused edge to Kaiba's voice that makes it obvious there is something Kaiba isn't saying, but he hangs up without saying more, even when Yugi shouts down the line "Kaiba! What have you done Kaiba?!"
The group runs out of the elevator, Lila and Joey shoving the security personal as they follow Yugi, heading right to the crumpled form of his Grandpa. The two shortest teenagers fall to their knees. Lila helps to prop the old man up as Yugi asks "Grandpa, a-are your okay?"
"Yugi. I failed. I wanted to teach that Kaiba boy a lesson about the heart of the cards, but I lost," he groans and leans heavily against Lila.
"Grandpa!" there is a whooshing sound as one of the many doors open. Kaiba smirks at the group, not stepping from the doorway as he says "How's the old man feeling, hmmm?" Lila glares angrily, the only reason she doesn't punch that arrogant look off his face is because she is the only thing keeping Mr Muto up.
"Kaiba, you sleaze. What've you done to him?" Joey snaps, standing behind Yugi and Lila.
"We had a duel, that's all," Kaiba shrugs, not bothered by the groups anger "With each of us putting up our most valuable cards as the prize. But I guess playing against a champion like myself was just too much stimulation for the old fool." Kaiba chuckles condescendingly.
"Kaiba, you should be ashamed of yourself."
"It was fair," Kaiba shrugs and takes out the Blue-Eyes card "And look at the sweet prize I won." He then proceeds to tear the card in two. Everyone gasps.
"Grandpa's most treasured card!"
"Yes, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is a rare and powerful card and this one will never be used against me."
"By that logic, why don't you go and tear up every card in the whole world?" Lila snaps, making Kaiba drop his smirk and instead turns his glare on the girl. Mr Muto grips Lila's blue blazer to pull himself up and turn to Kaiba, reaching a hand out "Ahh, my Blue-Eyes White Dragon. My treasure." He cringes in pain and his body curls in on itself as he falls back into the girl.
"Grandpa!" Yugi exclaims in fright, placing a hand on the old man's back before he looks up and gives Kaiba his best attempt at a glare, Lila just doesn't have the heart to tell him it just makes him look like and angry puppy "How could you do such a thing?"
"Yugi, here," the old man pushes himself up once more and holds his deck out towards his grandson "Take this."
"Huh? Grandpa?" Yugi and Lila look down, surprised.
"I built this deck. I put my soul in these cards. And I taught you everything I know, Yugi. Take them. Take my cards and teach him respect. Teach Kaiba respect for the heart of the cards, Yugi."
"But Grandpa, you need help," Yugi shakes his head "I've got to get you to a doctor."
"That sounds like an excuse," Kaiba taunts as he steps forwards "Your friends can care for your grandfather while you and I duel... unless you're afraid?" Yugi grits his teeth, torn between the challenge and worry for his Grandpa.
"Take him Yugi!" Joey encourages making the two crouched teens turn to look at him "We can take care of your Grandpa while you take care of creepy Kaiba. Teach that rich, spoiled brat what a real duel's all about," Lila places a hand on his shoulder to make him meet her green eyes "For your Grandpa, Yugi."
"I don't know..."
"Trust me, you're the best player I've ever seen, and you've got the Millennium Puzzle. You can do this Yugi! I know you can!"
"We all do," Tea pipes up. At their encouragement, Yugi nods and takes the deck "Okay Grandpa. I'll do it."
"I know you will my boy."
The group huddles together as Tea pulls out a thick black marker pen and says "Everyone put your hands together and I'll mark us with a special sign." Everyone puts their hands in the middle and Tea draws on them, Lila's face scrunching a little as she tilts her head to the side. She won't admit it, but it takes her a few embarrassingly long moments for her to realise it's a smiley face. Long enough for her to miss the exchange between Tea and Joey.
As the paramedics load Mr Muto, Tea pulls Joey and Lila to the side.
"Tristan and I will take Yugi's Grandpa to the hospital. Why don't you two get back there and cheer Yugi on?" Lila nods and turn on her heels to run back into the building.
Lila gets to the arena in time to see Kaiba's monster appear on the field. Her eyes widen at the sight. What the-
"He's brought the monster on the card to life," a deep voice exclaims in shock. Lila frowns and looks in the voice's direction. That's not the Yugi she's use to seeing. For one, he's taller, he's now taller then she is. His face is also more sharp and angular, not to mention confidant, more suiting of his new voice. But then... this isn't the first time she's seen Yugi like this.
"It's my virtual simulator. It creates life-like holograms of every monster," Kaiba gloats. Lila blinks, as exciting as that makes the game, this has got to be a little over the top.
"So this is how you beat my grandfather," the taller Yugi reasons "Well now it's my turn. I call on the Winged Dragon-Guardian of the Fortress." As the blue dragon appears, Joey catches up with Lila.
"Whoa, monster! Real monsters!" Joey glances at Lila, who shakes her head and gives the blonde a quick explanation as they watch Yugi's monster attack, causing the green giant to shatter. Then a short boy with long, raven hair runs to the arena, shouting "Big brother!" Joey and Lila cheer for their friend.
"Hah. Well played Yugi... for a beginner. But how will you deal with this?"
"Saggi the Dark Clown? But that card has hardly any attack strength."
"True your Winged Dragon's attack is fourteen hundred, while my Dark Clown's is only six hundred, but if I combine it with this card..."
"A magic card!"
"Exactly. The Negative Energy Generator. It multiplies my monster's attack by three. Dark Clown attack with Dark Light!" Yugi's monster shatters like Kaiba's did. Lila's fists clench on the rail surrounding the arena as Yugi looks down at his cards, his expression worried. Placing the next card in defence, it's clear to everyone that he doesn't have any other options. However Kaiba is quick to destroy that monster too.
"Hang in there Yugi!" Joey calls.
"You're not fairing any better then the old man did," Kaiba mocks "Your deck is just as weak and feeble as your grandfather."
"My grandfather is a great man, and a better duellist then you'll ever be. He entrusted me with his cards and I can feel his heart in the deck. I doubt you have that kind of faith in your cards, Kaiba," Yugi draws then smirks "And my faith rewards me with Gaia the Feirce Knight! With a desctructive power of twenty three hundred." The knight on the purple steed easily destroys Kaiba's clown. Good move, Lila thinks with a smile, letting out a sigh of relief while Joey cheers loudly. But all the brunette needs is to glance over at Kaiba to see how unfazed he is. That's not good.
"Hah. This'll be over sooner then you think," Kaiba draws "I call on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Lila's jaw drops and her eyes widen as she leans further on the railing. So beautiful. The luminous white scales may be holographic, it doesn't make it any less stunning.
"Impossible! We all watched Kaiba tear that card in half."
"Surprised? Did you think your grandfather was the only one to possess a Blue-Eyes White Dragon?" it then proceeds to destroy Gaia, dropping Yugi's life points to nine hundred "Your Fierce Knight is destroyed. Faith or no faith, you will fall before my superior monsters, Yugi. Power is what this game is about, you fool. Faith is for losers... like your pathetic grandfather. In your entire deck, there's not a single card that can stand up to a Blue-Eyes White Dragon," he holds up a card "So what hope do you have against two," a second white dragon appears "Why don't you just admit defeat, Yugi?"
"I won't give up. Grandpa's counting on me," he draws "Huh, a magic card. Swords of Revealing Light! It stops all monsters on the field for three turns." Glowing swords appear, surrounding the dragons.
"How desperate. What possible good will a three turn delay do you?"
He's right. What do I do? I can't figure out what to do with these cards. They're just a bunch of... pieces, Yugi frowns at his hand How can I use them to battle an expert like Kaiba? Lila and Joey glance at each other in concern. Swallowing the lump in her throat, Lila looks back to the field. Yugi may be the best duellist she knows, but she can't see a way out of this for him.
"Quit your stalling, Yugi. Or will you be forced to forfeit the match."
"I never forfeit," he draws and looks to his full hand "Huh? Another piece of the puzzle."
"Draw any card you like, it won't change a thing. My dragons may be frozen for another two turns, but my new monster is under no such spell. The Judge Man, with an attack power of twenty two hundred," Yugi's defence monster is destroyed. Yugi draws.
"I can attack with the Dark Magician. But he won't stand a chance once Kaiba's dragons are free of my spell," the tall, purple clad spellcaster appears, making Lila smile. It's Yugi's favourite monster "Dark Magician... attack!" the monster is destroyed "Judge Man falls." Kaiba scoffs as he draws, completely unbothered as his life points drop.
"Ahh, a sacrifice that doesn't even phase me. And though neither of my dragons can move for one more turn, my next card is... the third Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
"N-No way," Lila steps back, shaking her head "He has three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. That's insane!" She watches as the dragon destroys Yugi's magician, leaving him with only four hundred life points.
"So tell me, Yugi, how's your faith now? On my next turn, all three Blue-Eyes White Dragons are free to attack. This game's over no matter what card you draw. You can't possible stand against my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. It's over, Yugi. You were never a match for me."
"Don't listen, Yugi!"
Kaiba had three Blue-Eyes White Dragons all along. He only wanted my Grandpa's card so it couldn't be used against him. My only chance now is to assemble all the pieces of Exodia. But the odds are against me. I don't think I can do this, he reaches to the deck to draw what is likely to be his final card, but in his mind, he sees the cards moving away from him The deck! It senses my doubt.
Don't lose focus, Yugi. Don't lost faith. Concentrate! The ink on his hand catches Yugi's eye and he tilts his hand to see it better Our friendship symbol! Then he looks up and sees his friends standing next to the deck.
"Yugi, we're right here with you," Tea encourages with a smile.
"Yugi, you've got to believe in yourself."
"You can do it. Just kick Kaiba's butt."
"We all believe in you," Lila beams, her hands clasped at her chest "We always believe in you!" Yugi smiles, looking at each of them They're right. I've got to believe in the cards like my friends believe in me. As he rests his fingers on the deck to draw, he imagines each of his friends placing their hands over his to help him draw.
"Draw your last pathetic card so I can end this, Yugi."
"My Grandpa's deck has no pathetic cards, Kaiba. But it does contain," he holds the card up to his opponent "the unstoppable Exodia!"
"Impossible!" Kaiba exclaims, recoiling. Lila however, cheers loudly, taking a confused Joey's hands as she jumps up and down in excitement.
"I've assembled all five special cards. All five pieces of the puzzle," a large glowing blue star appears on the field and everyone watches as piece by piece, Exodia emerges from the star.
"Exodia! It's not possible! No ones ever been able to call him!"
"Exodia obliterate!" Yugi yells out his attack. An orange light appears in Exodia's hands and is fired at Kaiba, completely destroying all three dragons and throwing Kaiba back, leaving him shaking.
"You did it! Yugi, you won!"
"This can't be," Lila looks over to the black haired boy who is staring at the empty field in complete shock at the outcome "My brother never loses."
"You play only for power, Kaiba, and that is why you lost. But if you put your heart in the game, there is nothing you can't do."
"But... but how? How could I have lost to him?"
"Kaiba, if you really want to know... " a glowing eye appears on Yugi's forehead "...open your mind!" he throws his hand out palm forward and Lila watches as... something happens to Kaiba, making the tall boy cry out then fall to his knees "There Kaiba, maybe now you will being to see..."
Lila quietly closes the door to Mr Muto's room behind her as she steps out, smiling to Yugi as she puts a finger to her lips to let him know the old man is sleeping. The two teens move out of the hallway and into the boy's room, where a second bed has been set up.
"Thanks again for staying to help keep and eye on Grandpa, you sure you won't get in trouble? I know how your dad gets," Lila waves him off.
"No worries, to be honest, I think my dad forgets you're a boy," she mentally smirks as she puts a finger on her chin and adopts a mock thoughtful expression "Though that could be because I've never mentioned all those chats between you and Joey about those magazines and videos I'm not suppose to know about," the boy's face explodes with a red and Lila bursts out laughing as he tries to splutter out excuses "Relax, remember I have on older and younger brother."
"Right, is Tomas back home already?"
"No. Last time I spoke to him, he had started working with an archaeology professor," she chuckles, laying back on the bed "It's all he talks about." The two carry on talking for a while, until Yugi lets out a loud yawn, making Lila look to him with concern "Sweetie you've had a tiring day, you should get some sleep. I'm a light sleeper so I'll be here if anything happens." Yugi nods before yawning a second time. He climbs under the covers as Lila switches off the light and gives on last smile as she bids him goodnight.