. . . = Yugi's thoughts
~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
That night, Yami and Yugi were discussing their new problem.
So we can't change normally because the Millennium Puzzle wasn't put back correctly.
~When I actually had the chance to look down at the Puzzle, it all came together. A piece of it is jutting out.~
So now we change randomly. This is a big problem.
~I don't think it's random, Yugi. I noticed that we only change when someone talks to us.~
Just then, there was a knock on the door. It was Yugi's mom. "It's time for bed," she said.
"See, it didn't happen," Yugi accidentally said aloud to his yami while hanging up his coat.
"What didn't happen?" asked his mom.
"Umm, a meteor shower that someone at school was talking about," Yugi stammered, covering his mistake.
"Speaking of school, how was it today?" his mom asked.
"Very . . . normal," Yugi began. He suddenly remembered that he had that pink slip. He went over to his backpack and handed it to his mom. "I'm sorry. The alarm clock's batteries ran out. It won't happen again." He crawled into his bed.
Yugi's mom pulled a pen from her hair and signed it. "Just as long as it doesn't happen again, Yugi dear." She bent forward and kissed him on the forehead and left the room.
As soon as the door closed, Yami quickly sat up in Yugi's bed. He was blushing and his pupils went to the center of his eyes, since he did not like kisses much. He blinked a bit.
You stole my nightly kiss! Yugi protested.
~You think I WANTED to be kissed?! That weird thing happened again.~
We didn't switch when she talked to me at first. There has to be something else to it.
~Maybe it has to do with WHAT is being said. I'll need another day to figure it out completely. Until then, let's get some shut-eye. We won't be able to figure this out if we're all groggy tomorrow. I believe tomorrow is Saturday, so we'll have a lot more time.~
Yami laid down and tried to sleep, but since he didn't sleep much as a pharaoh, it was very difficult.
I'm sleepy, Yami. Please go to sleep.
~I'm trying!~
Yugi became irritated. Unable to change back, he could not sleep. Sleep was further disturbed by Grampa, who opened the door at that moment.
"I just wanted to say good night, Yugi," Grampa said, and closed the door.
Yugi came out and took off his Millennium Puzzle and went to sleep. (He otherwise would not have been able to, since Yami cannot take it off.)
The next morning, Yugi got up early to try to fix the Millennium Puzzle. But as much as he tried to yank the misplaced pieces out, he could not.
"Maybe Yami can help," he thought aloud. "I guess I'll have to risk him popping out at a weird time." He put the Puzzle back on.
Grampa had waken up early to make breakfast for the family. He had found a new recipe in a senior citizen magazine and wanted to try it out. He claimed it looked good.
"I hope you like it," Grampa said.
Yugi scooped some of the greenish glop. His spoon was trembling as it neared his mouth. It smelled horrible.
"Don't be afraid, Yugi. It's actually quite good. Think of it as a weird kind of green tea," reassured him mom. She lightly pushed the spoon into his mouth.
Yami swallowed and didn't feel so good. Once again, he had come out.
~Always at the worst times!~ His face looked angry. Yugi was quite happy that he didn't have to try that stuff.
"So? What do you think?" Grampa asked eagerly. "Does this deserve an encore?"
"NO!" Yami said, shocking both Grampa and Yugi's mom.
"My boy is becoming more assertive everyday," his mom said.
After breakfast, Yugi told Yami to try to fix the Puzzle.
~I can't do that. I'd disappear if any of the pieces actually fall out.~
I didn't think about that. Well, try it anyway. We can't live this way.
Yami yanked and yanked, but it would not come apart. ~We are going to have to figure out the secret of this strange switching instead.~
The phone rang. Yami was startled at first, but he had been with Yugi long enough to know a little bit about how to use phones. He picked it up.
"Hello?" he asked. "Hello?"
You're holding it upside-down. Yugi reminded him.
Yami was embarrassed. He flipped it the right way and asked again, "Hello?"
"Hey, Yugi. It's Téa," the voice on the other line said. "You sound a bit different this morning."
"Hi, Téa!" Yugi said, for he was now out. "Umm . . . my voice was still asleep, if you know what I mean. What's up?"
"I need you to tell me what chapters we have to read out of our history book," Téa explained.
Yugi gave her the page numbers, and the conversation was over.
~I've figured it out, I think. When your name is said, we switch.~
"Ah!" Yugi said, smiling. "Now we'll finally have some control. Let's try it. Here goes . . . Yugi."
But nothing happened. What happened?
~I don't know. Wait a minute; it didn't work because YOU said it. All the other times, other people have addressed you.~
Yugi and Yami were quite glad they solved the mystery, but it was going to be difficult to fix it, since the Millennium Puzzle presently could not be taken apart again.
Grampa walked in. "Yugi, I need you to watch the store while I go to the bank," he said. "Just remember what I taught you about handling customers."
"Yes, customers . . ." Yami stammered a bit sarcastically as Grampa went out the door.
Just then, Kaiba walked in. This was the second time that Kaiba has ever set foot in the Game Shop. Both Yugi and Yami were surprised.
"What are you doing here, Kaiba?" Yami asked a bit aggressively.
"I heard you had a new order come in yesterday," Kaiba said. "The goons over at the company ordered the wrong set of cards. This dump was the only other place to order them on time to receive them this week. I need one of those new packs for Mokuba now, so just name your price so I can get out of here."
"My price?" Yami didn't know much about money or anything, since he was used to paying with pebbles and chunks of gold. His competitive spirit surged. "How about a duel?"
"I didn't come here to duel, Yugi!" Kaiba said angrily.
"I - I was just kidding," Yugi stammered. "Uh, here you go, Kaiba. The price is on the bottom of the pack."
Kaiba paid for the cards and abruptly left.
We're going to have to fix this problem soon, Yami, before I fail math and before you trade Grampa's things for duels!
~I have an idea. Let's go see your grandfather when he returns. If anyone can help, it's him. After all, he DID find the Puzzle in the first place.~
(To be continued)
That night, Yami and Yugi were discussing their new problem.
So we can't change normally because the Millennium Puzzle wasn't put back correctly.
~When I actually had the chance to look down at the Puzzle, it all came together. A piece of it is jutting out.~
So now we change randomly. This is a big problem.
~I don't think it's random, Yugi. I noticed that we only change when someone talks to us.~
Just then, there was a knock on the door. It was Yugi's mom. "It's time for bed," she said.
"See, it didn't happen," Yugi accidentally said aloud to his yami while hanging up his coat.
"What didn't happen?" asked his mom.
"Umm, a meteor shower that someone at school was talking about," Yugi stammered, covering his mistake.
"Speaking of school, how was it today?" his mom asked.
"Very . . . normal," Yugi began. He suddenly remembered that he had that pink slip. He went over to his backpack and handed it to his mom. "I'm sorry. The alarm clock's batteries ran out. It won't happen again." He crawled into his bed.
Yugi's mom pulled a pen from her hair and signed it. "Just as long as it doesn't happen again, Yugi dear." She bent forward and kissed him on the forehead and left the room.
As soon as the door closed, Yami quickly sat up in Yugi's bed. He was blushing and his pupils went to the center of his eyes, since he did not like kisses much. He blinked a bit.
You stole my nightly kiss! Yugi protested.
~You think I WANTED to be kissed?! That weird thing happened again.~
We didn't switch when she talked to me at first. There has to be something else to it.
~Maybe it has to do with WHAT is being said. I'll need another day to figure it out completely. Until then, let's get some shut-eye. We won't be able to figure this out if we're all groggy tomorrow. I believe tomorrow is Saturday, so we'll have a lot more time.~
Yami laid down and tried to sleep, but since he didn't sleep much as a pharaoh, it was very difficult.
I'm sleepy, Yami. Please go to sleep.
~I'm trying!~
Yugi became irritated. Unable to change back, he could not sleep. Sleep was further disturbed by Grampa, who opened the door at that moment.
"I just wanted to say good night, Yugi," Grampa said, and closed the door.
Yugi came out and took off his Millennium Puzzle and went to sleep. (He otherwise would not have been able to, since Yami cannot take it off.)
The next morning, Yugi got up early to try to fix the Millennium Puzzle. But as much as he tried to yank the misplaced pieces out, he could not.
"Maybe Yami can help," he thought aloud. "I guess I'll have to risk him popping out at a weird time." He put the Puzzle back on.
Grampa had waken up early to make breakfast for the family. He had found a new recipe in a senior citizen magazine and wanted to try it out. He claimed it looked good.
"I hope you like it," Grampa said.
Yugi scooped some of the greenish glop. His spoon was trembling as it neared his mouth. It smelled horrible.
"Don't be afraid, Yugi. It's actually quite good. Think of it as a weird kind of green tea," reassured him mom. She lightly pushed the spoon into his mouth.
Yami swallowed and didn't feel so good. Once again, he had come out.
~Always at the worst times!~ His face looked angry. Yugi was quite happy that he didn't have to try that stuff.
"So? What do you think?" Grampa asked eagerly. "Does this deserve an encore?"
"NO!" Yami said, shocking both Grampa and Yugi's mom.
"My boy is becoming more assertive everyday," his mom said.
After breakfast, Yugi told Yami to try to fix the Puzzle.
~I can't do that. I'd disappear if any of the pieces actually fall out.~
I didn't think about that. Well, try it anyway. We can't live this way.
Yami yanked and yanked, but it would not come apart. ~We are going to have to figure out the secret of this strange switching instead.~
The phone rang. Yami was startled at first, but he had been with Yugi long enough to know a little bit about how to use phones. He picked it up.
"Hello?" he asked. "Hello?"
You're holding it upside-down. Yugi reminded him.
Yami was embarrassed. He flipped it the right way and asked again, "Hello?"
"Hey, Yugi. It's Téa," the voice on the other line said. "You sound a bit different this morning."
"Hi, Téa!" Yugi said, for he was now out. "Umm . . . my voice was still asleep, if you know what I mean. What's up?"
"I need you to tell me what chapters we have to read out of our history book," Téa explained.
Yugi gave her the page numbers, and the conversation was over.
~I've figured it out, I think. When your name is said, we switch.~
"Ah!" Yugi said, smiling. "Now we'll finally have some control. Let's try it. Here goes . . . Yugi."
But nothing happened. What happened?
~I don't know. Wait a minute; it didn't work because YOU said it. All the other times, other people have addressed you.~
Yugi and Yami were quite glad they solved the mystery, but it was going to be difficult to fix it, since the Millennium Puzzle presently could not be taken apart again.
Grampa walked in. "Yugi, I need you to watch the store while I go to the bank," he said. "Just remember what I taught you about handling customers."
"Yes, customers . . ." Yami stammered a bit sarcastically as Grampa went out the door.
Just then, Kaiba walked in. This was the second time that Kaiba has ever set foot in the Game Shop. Both Yugi and Yami were surprised.
"What are you doing here, Kaiba?" Yami asked a bit aggressively.
"I heard you had a new order come in yesterday," Kaiba said. "The goons over at the company ordered the wrong set of cards. This dump was the only other place to order them on time to receive them this week. I need one of those new packs for Mokuba now, so just name your price so I can get out of here."
"My price?" Yami didn't know much about money or anything, since he was used to paying with pebbles and chunks of gold. His competitive spirit surged. "How about a duel?"
"I didn't come here to duel, Yugi!" Kaiba said angrily.
"I - I was just kidding," Yugi stammered. "Uh, here you go, Kaiba. The price is on the bottom of the pack."
Kaiba paid for the cards and abruptly left.
We're going to have to fix this problem soon, Yami, before I fail math and before you trade Grampa's things for duels!
~I have an idea. Let's go see your grandfather when he returns. If anyone can help, it's him. After all, he DID find the Puzzle in the first place.~
(To be continued)