Author's Note: OK, I understand. This beginning part really kinda drags on,
but it was real fun to write and 'sides, I was sort of proud of the way
they all stay more or less in character.**evil laughter** therefore, you
will read it, even though less than 1% of it has anything to do with the
plot.
Disclaimer: (man, I hate to admit this!) For ALAS! I am in great woe and distress for I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. Some rich evil Japanese company with an unpronounceable name does.**sighs theatrically** and 4Kids owns the English anime dub.but life must go on.
Open Sesame
~Chapter 1~
"Move it, you nimrods! We need to get all this junk into the van or we'll be late!" Tristan urged. Yami Bakura glared daggers at the offending being and continued shoving the drumset into the beat-up, rusty '56 van.
"Well, wiseguy, if you would stop barking orders and start helping out here we might get done sooner!" Joey snapped back, shoving his long sweaty bangs out of his eyes. "Speaking of helping, are ya sure your aibou's okay with this, Bakura? I mean, he is missing a big event here-"
"- with food!" called Tristan, who'd rolled up his sleeves and started packing the wires and cords. "Don't forget the food!"
"- yeah, that too.Well?" They both turned towards Bakura, who ran his hand through his lanky hair.
"Ryou needed some time out, and besides, he isn't all into 'loud music'", Bakura flashed a grin reminiscent of a shark, then continued shoving the drums into the van. "Remind me again, why am I doing this?"
"Didn't Ryou explain this to ya already? For Téa, of course!" Joey came over to pack the guitars, "She needs money for that dance school of hers, and this gig will be enough to send her!"
"Yeah, not to mention it'll be our first big paid gig!" Tristan and his buddy slapped high-fives. "I still don't see how Yugi talked creepy Kaiba into it though."
Bakura snorted derisively. "Yugi." He heaved up the last big snare drum, muttering, "I don't do good acts.this is bad for my karma."
"Aww.shucks," Joey grinned, picking up the other side of the drum, "You aren't as bad as ya make yourself out to be."
"Yeah, even if thinking about that night as duel monsters in the Shadow Realm still gives me the creeps." Tristan commented.
Bakura only scowled. "Hey, watch it there-" KA-KLUNK.
"Whoops.sorry Bakura.must've slipped - hey, hold it you psycho! Tristan, a little help here, buddy?!"
~(break)~
Téa eyed herself in the mirror, turning first this way, then that. "Gotta look nice," she told herself. "Should I put on this pair of earrings, or these dangly ones - ?"
The doorbell rang.
"Oh man!" Dangly ones it is, she thought as she raced to get the door, smoothing out her hair and her long black slit skirt on the way. Deep breath, she told herself, and open the door.
"Hey Téa!" smiled Yugi on the doorstep, his Millennium Puzzle around his neck and umbrella in hand, "Wow, you look great!"
"Uhm, thanks Yugi," Téa blushed. Yugi always has something nice to say.
"You don't mind if we walk there, do you?" Yugi shifted the umbrella to accommodate her. "Even though it's kind of drizzly, it's a nice evening outside."
"Oh no, I don't mind at all," Téa hurriedly said. Yugi smiled.
"Let's go, then."
They walked downtown, watching the last bit of sun fade from the buildings and the street lamps coming on.
"So." Téa broke the silence, "What is this mysterious place you're taking me?"
Yugi only shook his head. "It's a surprise, and if I told you it wouldn't be one, would it?" Then he looked straight at Téa. "But you'll like it. I promise."
And I bet I will too, Téa thought, He's always doing something nice for others. And then, walking down the street and passing those big boutique windows, she recalled a scene a few days ago.
.she had just received a letter from the dance school she'd applied to. Elated, the first sentence told her she'd been accepted. Then she read on, and all her dreams came crashing down. There was no way she could pay the school fees; scholarships could only cover so far - and she couldn't possibly ask her mother to give any more.
.Depressed, she'd wandered aimlessly down the street, the gray sky overhead reflecting what she felt. It's all gray, she wanted to cry, It's not fair that I'd worked so hard just to have it all slip through my fingers! Nameless faces were a blur past her, and it was all she could do to blink back Téars of frustration. If only Yugi were here.he'd know how to cheer me up.
.Seated at a booth near a window at a coffee shop minutes later, she'd stared out the window, seeing only shadows and dreams flash by her.I wish Yugi were here, really, even though I know it's selfish to wish so.
.Staring at her hands, she remembered the time when she had drawn the symbol of 'Shining Friendship' on all of her friends' hands: Joey, Tristan, Yugi.Wistfully, she'd placed that hand on the table, envisioning the 'Shining Friendship' that had gotten them through so much.
.and then her hand wasn't alone. Yugi's hand was placed directly across and she looked up, so surprised that he was there for her - just when she was thinking of him! They'd talked, and she poured out her troubles to Yugi's sympathetic ear. Yugi had a way of making people feel better, and he'd invited her to some mysterious place, the place they were heading towards now.
".Téa? Earth to Téa!"
Téa jerked out of her little reverie. Realizing she hadn't been paying attention for the past few minutes, "Oh, I'm sorry, Yugi. I was just thinking."
"It's alright," Yugi reassured her, laughing. "For a moment I was wondering whether you were really in there!" The good mood was contagious, and soon they were both laughing - at what, neither of them were sure.
"And look! Here we are!" Yugi announced.
Téa looked and gasped. " 'The Pharaoh'!? Isn't this the new classy duelist bar that Teen Magazine was raving about?" Yugi nodded, and folding up the wet umbrella, stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Do you like it?"
She whirled around. "Like it? Yugi, I-" She checked herself and tugged on Yugi's hand. "What are we waiting for?"
Ok.that was short.next chappie will be MUCH longer. Review if you want, it's perfectly okay with me if you just want to read it.^^ The title will make more sense as the story moves on.
Disclaimer: (man, I hate to admit this!) For ALAS! I am in great woe and distress for I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. Some rich evil Japanese company with an unpronounceable name does.**sighs theatrically** and 4Kids owns the English anime dub.but life must go on.
Open Sesame
~Chapter 1~
"Move it, you nimrods! We need to get all this junk into the van or we'll be late!" Tristan urged. Yami Bakura glared daggers at the offending being and continued shoving the drumset into the beat-up, rusty '56 van.
"Well, wiseguy, if you would stop barking orders and start helping out here we might get done sooner!" Joey snapped back, shoving his long sweaty bangs out of his eyes. "Speaking of helping, are ya sure your aibou's okay with this, Bakura? I mean, he is missing a big event here-"
"- with food!" called Tristan, who'd rolled up his sleeves and started packing the wires and cords. "Don't forget the food!"
"- yeah, that too.Well?" They both turned towards Bakura, who ran his hand through his lanky hair.
"Ryou needed some time out, and besides, he isn't all into 'loud music'", Bakura flashed a grin reminiscent of a shark, then continued shoving the drums into the van. "Remind me again, why am I doing this?"
"Didn't Ryou explain this to ya already? For Téa, of course!" Joey came over to pack the guitars, "She needs money for that dance school of hers, and this gig will be enough to send her!"
"Yeah, not to mention it'll be our first big paid gig!" Tristan and his buddy slapped high-fives. "I still don't see how Yugi talked creepy Kaiba into it though."
Bakura snorted derisively. "Yugi." He heaved up the last big snare drum, muttering, "I don't do good acts.this is bad for my karma."
"Aww.shucks," Joey grinned, picking up the other side of the drum, "You aren't as bad as ya make yourself out to be."
"Yeah, even if thinking about that night as duel monsters in the Shadow Realm still gives me the creeps." Tristan commented.
Bakura only scowled. "Hey, watch it there-" KA-KLUNK.
"Whoops.sorry Bakura.must've slipped - hey, hold it you psycho! Tristan, a little help here, buddy?!"
~(break)~
Téa eyed herself in the mirror, turning first this way, then that. "Gotta look nice," she told herself. "Should I put on this pair of earrings, or these dangly ones - ?"
The doorbell rang.
"Oh man!" Dangly ones it is, she thought as she raced to get the door, smoothing out her hair and her long black slit skirt on the way. Deep breath, she told herself, and open the door.
"Hey Téa!" smiled Yugi on the doorstep, his Millennium Puzzle around his neck and umbrella in hand, "Wow, you look great!"
"Uhm, thanks Yugi," Téa blushed. Yugi always has something nice to say.
"You don't mind if we walk there, do you?" Yugi shifted the umbrella to accommodate her. "Even though it's kind of drizzly, it's a nice evening outside."
"Oh no, I don't mind at all," Téa hurriedly said. Yugi smiled.
"Let's go, then."
They walked downtown, watching the last bit of sun fade from the buildings and the street lamps coming on.
"So." Téa broke the silence, "What is this mysterious place you're taking me?"
Yugi only shook his head. "It's a surprise, and if I told you it wouldn't be one, would it?" Then he looked straight at Téa. "But you'll like it. I promise."
And I bet I will too, Téa thought, He's always doing something nice for others. And then, walking down the street and passing those big boutique windows, she recalled a scene a few days ago.
.she had just received a letter from the dance school she'd applied to. Elated, the first sentence told her she'd been accepted. Then she read on, and all her dreams came crashing down. There was no way she could pay the school fees; scholarships could only cover so far - and she couldn't possibly ask her mother to give any more.
.Depressed, she'd wandered aimlessly down the street, the gray sky overhead reflecting what she felt. It's all gray, she wanted to cry, It's not fair that I'd worked so hard just to have it all slip through my fingers! Nameless faces were a blur past her, and it was all she could do to blink back Téars of frustration. If only Yugi were here.he'd know how to cheer me up.
.Seated at a booth near a window at a coffee shop minutes later, she'd stared out the window, seeing only shadows and dreams flash by her.I wish Yugi were here, really, even though I know it's selfish to wish so.
.Staring at her hands, she remembered the time when she had drawn the symbol of 'Shining Friendship' on all of her friends' hands: Joey, Tristan, Yugi.Wistfully, she'd placed that hand on the table, envisioning the 'Shining Friendship' that had gotten them through so much.
.and then her hand wasn't alone. Yugi's hand was placed directly across and she looked up, so surprised that he was there for her - just when she was thinking of him! They'd talked, and she poured out her troubles to Yugi's sympathetic ear. Yugi had a way of making people feel better, and he'd invited her to some mysterious place, the place they were heading towards now.
".Téa? Earth to Téa!"
Téa jerked out of her little reverie. Realizing she hadn't been paying attention for the past few minutes, "Oh, I'm sorry, Yugi. I was just thinking."
"It's alright," Yugi reassured her, laughing. "For a moment I was wondering whether you were really in there!" The good mood was contagious, and soon they were both laughing - at what, neither of them were sure.
"And look! Here we are!" Yugi announced.
Téa looked and gasped. " 'The Pharaoh'!? Isn't this the new classy duelist bar that Teen Magazine was raving about?" Yugi nodded, and folding up the wet umbrella, stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Do you like it?"
She whirled around. "Like it? Yugi, I-" She checked herself and tugged on Yugi's hand. "What are we waiting for?"
Ok.that was short.next chappie will be MUCH longer. Review if you want, it's perfectly okay with me if you just want to read it.^^ The title will make more sense as the story moves on.