My second fic…hope you like it! It's also the sequel to Emotional Trauma, put in a chapter series…



Letting Go



5.55. Still 5 minutes to go, Yugi thought. He was standing outside the Turtle Game Shop…waiting for a very special person to make their appearance…

*Flashback*

School courts, second break. Yugi was watching Tea play netball, along with his friends Joey and Bakura.

"Oh man these girls are fine!" drooled Joey, staring out at the windswept basketball courts. Of course he of all people had noticed how the wind had picked up lately…

"Heh, maybe if I look closely enough I can see their panties under those," he thought, gawking at some of the girls as they swung for the ball. Naturally Yugi hadn't failed to notice this:

"Hey Joey?" he said, waving his hand in front of Joey's face. Joey was completely out of it…it was almost as if he was in some kinda trance. A tear ran down the side of Bakura's forehead.

"It's no use, Yugi…" he said, "Joey's just not with us"

"Hey c'mon Joey," pleaded Yugi, frantically trying to get his friend's attention, but he could see he was getting nowhere. Instead he tried to concentrate on trying to make out Tea in the crowd of girls. He finally saw her at the back of the huddle.

"Hey Tea!" he called out to her

"Yugi?" she said, turning to meet his gaze, "What are you guys doing here?"

Yugi was about to reply when he noticed the ball sailing towards Tea's head…

"Hey watch out!" he and Bakura shouted as Tea met the ball head-on. Literally. She was temporarily knocked to the ground for a while, while Yugi rushed over to help her up.

"Sorry Tea," he apologised, "I didn't see it coming."

"Neither did I!" she laughed back, "Its OK Yugi"

She gave him a huge hug, and went back to the game. Yugi too went back to his position outside of the courts. He noticed Joey had his eyes on one of the girls in the group…he already knew who it was…

"Hey Joey why are you looking at Tea that way?" asked Bakura innocently. Joey almost immediately sprang back into life.

"Huh? What?" he replied, bemused. He could see Bakura almost sniggering at him, but Yugi seemed a little more concerned.

"Joey, do you have a crush on Tea?" he asked, rationally. Surely Joey knew there was chemistry between him and Tea…so why was he still looking at her like some kind of sex object? Yugi had made the first move, but he didn't expect that there were any more to be played…

"What? No Yugi…." He answered, his eyes wandering back to the courts again, "Why would you think something like that…Don't you trust me?"

"Of course I trust you Joey," Yugi shot back, hiding his suspicions. He attempted to change the subject.

"Why didn't you ask Tristan to come with us?"

"Ah he was out with Miho," Joey replied, in almost an emotional way, "And you know how much he loves to spend time with Miho…". He looked away again, but this time not back towards the courts…it looked like he was far away again. Yugi couldn't help but worry a little about how Joey had reacted to him over the last few days. He'd become quite forceful and irritable at times, but then he would seem to just drift off into his own little world…

The whistle sounded for the end of the game. Tea walked out of the courts towards the guys, obviously still a little flustered.

"Hey guys, what's up?" she asked, with a broad smile across her face.

"Wow you look quite tired Tea" responded Bakura.

"Yeah Tea…are you OK to walk back with us?" asked Yugi. Tea held Yugi by his hips and planted a kiss on his lips. Yugi blushed slightly, and held Tea back.

"Yeah of course I'll be fine!" she answered, in a 'Why would you ask a question like that?' kind of tone. She grinned at Yugi, and then at Joey, who had been looking away during this entire encounter. She whispered something in Yugi's ear:

"Hey is Joey OK?" she asked, "He hasn't said anything to me in days!"

"I know Tea…it's kind of spooky…" Yugi replied, " He's been like it for some time now…"

"Oh well…are you still OK for tonight?" she asked

"Of course I am!" he answered "I'll be ready at about 6"

"See ya there then" she replied, again kissing him passionately on the lips. He couldn't wait.

*End Flashback*

"Well she should be here any time about now," Yugi thought. About a minute later, he saw Tea walking down the street towards him. She was wearing a long black dress, decorated with sequins across the waist and sleeves. Her hair was done up, and she looked radiant in the twilight sky.

"Tea!" Yugi shouted to her. He ran towards her and stalled a few yards away from her. He looked up at her graceful figure, and stood upright in awe.

"What's the matter Yugi?" she said, closing her eyes and grinning.

"You…You…look beautiful." He stammered. He was still struck by her appearance…she almost looked like a movie star. She placed her arms around his shoulders and lovingly fondled his neck.

"Thanks Yugi," she said, "I almost thought I wasn't going to make it…"

"What do you mean?" asked Yugi, bringing her hands from around his neck to her waist, holding them tightly. Tea seemed worried…

"Well Joey didn't seem to approve of me going out with you tonight…" she answered, faltering slightly. Yugi could notice her mind wandering…and a tear began to slide from her eyes onto her cheek.

"Why not? Tea what's wrong?" he asked. She almost seem to stumble over and into his arms…Yugi noticed more tears running down her cheeks…

"Tea what is it…what's Joey said to you?"



1 If you ever heard the words "I just don't care"

Baby please forgive the foolish heart that told you that

When the road got tough, I started doubting myself

Still I can't believe that life's worth living, with anybody else

So why do we say Goodbye?

When we know we'll only cry

We're gonna be lonely

And why do we fool ourselves?

Saying there'll be someone else

For me there's you only

We're gonna be lonely

All we need to make it right, is precious time

But it's funny, such a simple thing's so hard to find

Don't know when or where we started living separate lives

But I know it's still worth fighting for, I see it in your eyes

So why do we say Goodbye?

When we know we'll only cry

We're gonna be lonely

And why do we fool ourselves?

Saying there'll be someone else

For me there's you only

We're gonna be lonely

Now I realise that I've been living so selfishly

Somewhere along the way I forgot, you had your own hopes and dreams

I never meant to make you weak, but I was too blind to see

I've been hurting you, how I made you blue

Now guilt is killing me

So why do we say Goodbye?

When we know we'll only cry

We're gonna be lonely

And why do we fool ourselves?

Saying there'll be someone else

For me there's you only

We're gonna be lonely

Heh I guess if you liked my first fic you might wanna see more of this. If you wanna see more, just R&R! Thanx!