. . . = Yugi's thoughts
~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
For a while after he finally got home, after making a few stops, Yami laid in Yugi's bed, staring vacantly at the ceiling. He decided to let Yugi out of his Soul Room, seeing that "two heads are better than one."
But as much as he tried, he couldn't get him out. ~It must be the virus!~ Yami thought to himself. ~It's getting worse! What should I do? Well, first thing's first. Let me see if Kaiba fixed the computers at his company.~
He cautiously turned on the television in the living room, and found that the news was on.
"After a frightening stock crash for Kaiba Corporation, CEO Seto Kaiba has gotten things back to normal," the reporter said. "The virus affecting the systems there was apparently triggered by a defense system in one of the virtual playing fields. Sources say that it was Kaiba himself who caused the virus, forcing two of his friends to step onto the virtual grid, flaring up its defenses and triggering the virus. The original purpose of the virus was to protect the virtual stadiums from intruders, but it looks as though Seto Kaiba intruded on his own company."
Yami laughed at Kaiba's mistake. ~If he's fixed the virus, then perhaps it can now be fixed here.~ He held his Puzzle. ~Now how will I get Kaiba to help me?~ He snarled, since he really couldn't think of a way to do it. Not knowing what to do, he decided to try to do Yugi's homework. He had promised to help Yugi, and at this time, there wasn't much else he could do.
As Yami was about to leave the living room, the reporter said, "A call came in from Kaiba Corporation just now, and there's been a correction made by Seto Kaiba himself: The two people he forced onto the virtual stadium were NOT his friends."
That night, after Yami struggled through half of the math packet, he realized that the only way to get rid of the virus was to get help from Kaiba, no matter what. After Grampa came to tell him good night and Yugi's mom gave him a big, disgusting kiss, Yami climbed out of the window and headed for Kaiba's mansion.
Yami got to the door of the mansion. To his surprise, someone else was there as well: Bakura.
"Bakura, what are you doing here?" Yami asked him.
"I'm not sure, really," was his reply, "but I think I might have been wrong about the whole thing about the spirit having no control. He might not be out physically, but his mental nagging drove me here, Yugi."
Yami was about to tell Bakura about Soul Rooms, but then three guards came out of the darkness.
"Kaiba won't take any visitors, especially at this time of night," the one in the middle said. "Why don't you boys go home?"
"I need to ask something of Seto Kaiba," Yami said.
"You heard the guy," the one of the right chimed in. "Go home!"
But neither Yami nor Bakura moved an inch (Yami because of his determination to get in, and Bakura because he was frozen in fear), so one guard picked up Bakura and another picked up Yami. Next thing they knew, they were thrown across the pavement. The guards disappeared into the darkness once more.
Bakura raised his head slowly. "Are you okay, Yugi?"
"Where AM I?" Yugi raised his head. "One minute, I was playing with toys, and the next, I'm lying in front of Kaiba's house."
"That fall must have knocked out Yugi's memory," Bakura said quietly to himself. He noticed that one of the pointy things on his Millennium Ring had fallen off, so he quickly put it back.
"My Millennium Puzzle!" Yugi cried, noticing that some of the pieces were out again. The Puzzle had hit the ground when Yami was being thrown, causing the Puzzle to break and Yami to disappear. Yugi carefully reassembled it.
Finally, he asked Bakura, "Are you okay?"
Bakura nodded. He and Yugi got up and went their separate ways. When Yugi got one last look at him, he noticed that his Millennium Ring was glowing.
Yugi kind of sleepwalked home, since he was so tired, and it took him quite a while to manage to climb back through his window and into his bed.
~Yugi, I think our troubles are over.~
What happened?
~When the Millennium Puzzle broke, it forced me back in and you out. It also somehow rid the Puzzle of the virus.~
Virus? Is THAT was caused me not being able to come out?
~Mmm. How was your stay in your Soul Room?~
Really great . . . thanks. I needed that rest.
~And you also need to rest NOW. It's quite late.~
Yugi had no trouble getting to sleep.
The next day, Thursday, was, finally, a normal one. Yami stayed in, and Yugi stayed out. Of course, at the end of the day, Yugi's teacher once again reminded the class about the packet and the big math test scheduled for the next day.
Yugi slapped his forehead. "There's no way that I'll be able to finish that packet in one evening!"
"Aw, don't sweat it, Yuge," Joey said, overhearing him. "Knowing you, you've probably already gotten most of it done."
"But . . ." Yugi stammered as the bell rang. He dashed home, ignoring what Yami wanted to tell him.
As soon as he got home, the phone rang. It was Joey.
"Hey, Yuge. What's been up? You haven't walked home with me since Monday. Not like I'm worried or anything, but you've been all weird this week."
Yugi laughed nervously. "I'm sorry; I've just been a little occupied. But I promise that things will go back to normal after this big test."
"Okay, little buddy," Joey said. "I'll let you study now, and I'll see you tomorrow."
"Mmm," Yugi said, and hung up. He found his packet on his table, and to his great surprise, half of it was already done. He looked through the problems, and they were all done correctly! "Grampa!"
Grampa rushed into Yugi's room. "What is it, Yugi?"
"Did you do my homework while I was at school?"
Grampa shook his head. "Why would I do that? I have a shop to run, boy." He laughed as he headed out. "Me? Homework? That's a good one."
Yugi's eyes widened. Yami?
~Mmmm.~ Yami thought.
Yugi laughed. YOU did this? But just last Friday, you couldn't tell the difference between a tree and a square. How did you do this?
~Look under your pillow.~
Yugi walked over to his bed and lifted his pillow. When he saw what was there, he fell over, laughing, much to Yami's embarrassment.
Under the pillow was a Math for Dummies book.
The End
For a while after he finally got home, after making a few stops, Yami laid in Yugi's bed, staring vacantly at the ceiling. He decided to let Yugi out of his Soul Room, seeing that "two heads are better than one."
But as much as he tried, he couldn't get him out. ~It must be the virus!~ Yami thought to himself. ~It's getting worse! What should I do? Well, first thing's first. Let me see if Kaiba fixed the computers at his company.~
He cautiously turned on the television in the living room, and found that the news was on.
"After a frightening stock crash for Kaiba Corporation, CEO Seto Kaiba has gotten things back to normal," the reporter said. "The virus affecting the systems there was apparently triggered by a defense system in one of the virtual playing fields. Sources say that it was Kaiba himself who caused the virus, forcing two of his friends to step onto the virtual grid, flaring up its defenses and triggering the virus. The original purpose of the virus was to protect the virtual stadiums from intruders, but it looks as though Seto Kaiba intruded on his own company."
Yami laughed at Kaiba's mistake. ~If he's fixed the virus, then perhaps it can now be fixed here.~ He held his Puzzle. ~Now how will I get Kaiba to help me?~ He snarled, since he really couldn't think of a way to do it. Not knowing what to do, he decided to try to do Yugi's homework. He had promised to help Yugi, and at this time, there wasn't much else he could do.
As Yami was about to leave the living room, the reporter said, "A call came in from Kaiba Corporation just now, and there's been a correction made by Seto Kaiba himself: The two people he forced onto the virtual stadium were NOT his friends."
That night, after Yami struggled through half of the math packet, he realized that the only way to get rid of the virus was to get help from Kaiba, no matter what. After Grampa came to tell him good night and Yugi's mom gave him a big, disgusting kiss, Yami climbed out of the window and headed for Kaiba's mansion.
Yami got to the door of the mansion. To his surprise, someone else was there as well: Bakura.
"Bakura, what are you doing here?" Yami asked him.
"I'm not sure, really," was his reply, "but I think I might have been wrong about the whole thing about the spirit having no control. He might not be out physically, but his mental nagging drove me here, Yugi."
Yami was about to tell Bakura about Soul Rooms, but then three guards came out of the darkness.
"Kaiba won't take any visitors, especially at this time of night," the one in the middle said. "Why don't you boys go home?"
"I need to ask something of Seto Kaiba," Yami said.
"You heard the guy," the one of the right chimed in. "Go home!"
But neither Yami nor Bakura moved an inch (Yami because of his determination to get in, and Bakura because he was frozen in fear), so one guard picked up Bakura and another picked up Yami. Next thing they knew, they were thrown across the pavement. The guards disappeared into the darkness once more.
Bakura raised his head slowly. "Are you okay, Yugi?"
"Where AM I?" Yugi raised his head. "One minute, I was playing with toys, and the next, I'm lying in front of Kaiba's house."
"That fall must have knocked out Yugi's memory," Bakura said quietly to himself. He noticed that one of the pointy things on his Millennium Ring had fallen off, so he quickly put it back.
"My Millennium Puzzle!" Yugi cried, noticing that some of the pieces were out again. The Puzzle had hit the ground when Yami was being thrown, causing the Puzzle to break and Yami to disappear. Yugi carefully reassembled it.
Finally, he asked Bakura, "Are you okay?"
Bakura nodded. He and Yugi got up and went their separate ways. When Yugi got one last look at him, he noticed that his Millennium Ring was glowing.
Yugi kind of sleepwalked home, since he was so tired, and it took him quite a while to manage to climb back through his window and into his bed.
~Yugi, I think our troubles are over.~
What happened?
~When the Millennium Puzzle broke, it forced me back in and you out. It also somehow rid the Puzzle of the virus.~
Virus? Is THAT was caused me not being able to come out?
~Mmm. How was your stay in your Soul Room?~
Really great . . . thanks. I needed that rest.
~And you also need to rest NOW. It's quite late.~
Yugi had no trouble getting to sleep.
The next day, Thursday, was, finally, a normal one. Yami stayed in, and Yugi stayed out. Of course, at the end of the day, Yugi's teacher once again reminded the class about the packet and the big math test scheduled for the next day.
Yugi slapped his forehead. "There's no way that I'll be able to finish that packet in one evening!"
"Aw, don't sweat it, Yuge," Joey said, overhearing him. "Knowing you, you've probably already gotten most of it done."
"But . . ." Yugi stammered as the bell rang. He dashed home, ignoring what Yami wanted to tell him.
As soon as he got home, the phone rang. It was Joey.
"Hey, Yuge. What's been up? You haven't walked home with me since Monday. Not like I'm worried or anything, but you've been all weird this week."
Yugi laughed nervously. "I'm sorry; I've just been a little occupied. But I promise that things will go back to normal after this big test."
"Okay, little buddy," Joey said. "I'll let you study now, and I'll see you tomorrow."
"Mmm," Yugi said, and hung up. He found his packet on his table, and to his great surprise, half of it was already done. He looked through the problems, and they were all done correctly! "Grampa!"
Grampa rushed into Yugi's room. "What is it, Yugi?"
"Did you do my homework while I was at school?"
Grampa shook his head. "Why would I do that? I have a shop to run, boy." He laughed as he headed out. "Me? Homework? That's a good one."
Yugi's eyes widened. Yami?
~Mmmm.~ Yami thought.
Yugi laughed. YOU did this? But just last Friday, you couldn't tell the difference between a tree and a square. How did you do this?
~Look under your pillow.~
Yugi walked over to his bed and lifted his pillow. When he saw what was there, he fell over, laughing, much to Yami's embarrassment.
Under the pillow was a Math for Dummies book.
The End