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Disclaimer: *sigh* Do I have to do this every chapter? I own squat.
Summary: Yugi begins to introduce his new love interest, much to the discontentment of Yami…
The Introducing of a New Girlfriend… er… Tree Friend?
~~//~~
We managed to wake up Seto in much shorter time span than I expected. Fortunately, he wasn't as shocked as I was when I first heard the news.
We went back to the Turtle Game Shop (I've never really actually figured out why Yugi's grandpa named it that…) to spend the remainder of the day. Yugi was skipping, chatting with Mokuba. I sighed. This wasn't going to be too pleasant on my mental health…
Immediately, when we arrived, Yugi glomped his grandfather, dashed upstairs and grabbed his deck, and began a duel with Mokuba. I got out a chess set, since Seto and I have long gotten tired of playing Duel Monsters with each other. I mean, we each win equal amounts of duels, so why not try something different?
After two games of chess (we were tied at one apiece, considering we were playing a best out of three) and in the middle of finishing the third, Seto looked over and Yugi and his curiosity got the better of him. "What's up with Yugi and the tree anyways?" he inquired.
I groaned. "I don't even want to talk about it…"
He nodded and remained silent. Surveying the board, he moved his knight in the 'L' form and said, "Check."
Deciding to focus my attention on the game and not on Yugi's situation, I carefully looked over before making my move. Let's see… Both of our queens were gone, his king is protected by a bunch of pawns and one knight, and if I didn't do anything this turn, next turn he'd take my king.
Noticing that he had forgotten about my remaining bishop, I decided to use that as my advantage. There was a way it could get directly at his king and win the game for me.
Moving the game piece in one quick, smooth motion, I said, "Checkmate."
He shrugged and we gathered up the pieces. Losing meant next to nothing to the two of us anymore.
While setting the chess set on the shelf where it belonged, Yugi bounced over to me. Wrapping himself around my arm, he began swinging back and forth (or at least attempting to) on my joint (ouch). Mokuba and himself had just finished their second duel, and it was about time Seto and Mokuba had to go anyways. Saying goodbye to the both of them, my attention diverted to Yugi, who was still hanging on one of my limbs.
"Yami, we're going to introduce Sakura to everybody tomorrow, right?"
"…"
"Yami?"
"Umphft. Let go of me."
"Promise me first."
"Fine, fine, fine. We'll go introduce her to everyone tomorrow."
"Yay!" Yugi bounded up the stairs and into his room. I sighed, following suit.
By the time I got back up to my room, Yugi was already fast asleep. Wondering how on Earth anyone could put up with these 'modern society' things, I decided not to think about it and rather, sulk about what would happen tomorrow.
I walked over to Yugi's room and took a brief glance at him to make sure he was all right. As much as he was weird in my perspective, I still very much respected him and cared for him. But still. Everyone has their limits, and I must say, I'm not so sure I can put up with Yugi falling in love with a tree much longer.
***
Thankfully this morning Yugi didn't come barging in again at 5:30 A.M., and I was able to get a few more hours of sleep.
At exactly 8:30 A.M., Yugi and I (more like Yugi dragging me though) marched straight to Joey's house. Why he would be up at this hour was totally beyond me, but hey. Life nowadays holds many secrets that have yet to surprise me with.
After banging on the door twenty repeated times, a very sleepy Joey opened the door to his house. His eyes weren't even focused at us, but Yugi didn't seem to acknowledge the fact that Joey probably wouldn't be paying attention, especially not while he was half asleep.
"Eh Yug? Whas' the matter?"
"Oh, Joey, I want to introduce you to my new girlfriend. Can you come now?"
"…Wha'?"
Yugi had a long patience meter I still had to admire. If it had been me, I would have long since blown up at the idiocy of Joey.
"Joey, I'd. Like. You. To. Come. With. Me. And. Meet. My. New. Girlfriend." Yugi spoke slowly, trying to enter all the information into his head.
"…Huh?"
Yugi continued for, oh, let's say, the rest of the hour. Nothing seemed to ring a bell, click a button or register itself. God, I wonder if anything could penetrate that thick skull of his. Every response we got was only 'Wha', 'Huh' or better yet, silence. After continuing another half hour, Yugi lost his cool and simply walked away with me. Like I said, everyone has their own limits. Even little Yugi.
Next up was Tea. God, help me. The last thing I needed was a friendship rant. Sure, friends are great and all, but does she have to /rant/ about it?! It's so damn annoying! If she hadn't been one of our cheerleaders, talking about all that crud about 'I believe in you', Yugi and I would have won all our duels in record time. Hey, it's great you believe in me, but guess what. /I don't care./
Reaching her house, I looked around for a place to hide while Yugi did the knocking on the door. Unfortunately, just as I found the perfect place, Yugi pulled me alongside him with Tea following him. Yugi and Tea started chatting, and God knows what, whilst walking to the park.
After a few more sentences and responses, Yugi began telling Tea about his new love interest. Oh no. OH NO. Gah! Yugi! Why did you tell her?!
Tea stopped walking and stood in one place. Her eyes were all starry, her hands clasped together, and she started yet /another/r speech.
"Oh, YUGI! That's SO nice! Friends are great! We should have more of them, and now you decide to be more than a friend to a tree?! Excellent work Yugi! You know, it'd be so totally cool if the whole world started acting like you. Befriending trees? Yes, that is the way! Love nature, love your family, love your friends! Why, we can protect nature just like this and by becoming friends, we will achieve WORLD PEACE! Yes, 'World Peace' is an issue much discussed by the United Nations. To obtain it, we must be FRIENDS! Yes, all of us must be one big happy family…"
We never got the hear the ending of the speech (good riddance too). Yugi and I ran away before she noticed.
I groaned. If all of Yugi's friends were like this, please help me.
***
Next on the list was Tristan. However, Yugi didn't want to introduce him to Sakura because he was afraid his pointy hair would damage her.
Also on the list was Mai. After a brief meeting with her (she claimed she was busy. Probably going through a list of cosmetics she needed), we walked away with a whole bag full of make-up and all that mumbo-jumbo. She said it was nice Yugi loved a tree, and told him she would love a makeover. That was disturbing. They have materials to groom trees now? My, I must really be behind in the modern society.
So, we went instead to Bakura's house. After we rang the doorbell, it took ten minutes for him to unlock the door. He opened the door, his face contorted in fear. I rolled my eyes.
"Yugi! Get in here!" Pulling us in, he closed the door, he refastened all fifteen of his locks on the door. Putting a finger to his mouth, he clamped a hand over Yugi's mouth mid-sentence, just as Yugi was about to tell him about Sakura.
"Shh! There are many, many thieves and dangerous people out there you know. Be silent. We must find a place to hide." Bakura began crawling, taking refuge under the couch.
Yugi opened his mouth and repeated what he was going to say. "Uh, Bakura, if you don't mind, why don't we go out? I'd like to introduce you to my new girlfriend."
His eyes were wide with horror. "Yugi! Surely you can't mean that! There are BAD PEOPLE out there! They are very dangerous! And Yugi! Don't endanger our very LIVES by speaking in that decibel! Come under the couch and HIDE!"
I snorted. "Come on Bakura. We'll protect you."
Quivering in fear, he allowed us to be led out his front door (I broke all the locks, by the way) and to the park. His eyes darted here and there, apparently searching for 'dangerous individuals'."
"Yugi! The man in the hat! Also, that woman with all those dogs! Hurry Yugi, run while you can!"
Rolling my eyes, I continued dragging Bakura along while Yugi skipped on ahead.
***
Reaching that very clearing once again, I allowed Yugi to lead Bakura to the Sakura tree. He looked positively terrified, while Yugi was giddy with excitement.
"See Bakura? There's nothing to be afraid of!"
"…"
"Bakura? A little response here on what you think about my girlfriend?"
"…"
"Bakura?"
"Does she bite?"
Yugi sighed. "Here, give me your hand."
"What're you DOING?!"
Yugi placed his hand on the trunk. He calmed down, but was it just me or did I just see Bakura go all starry eyed??
Just then, Bakura's Yami emerged from the Millennium Ring. Smirking at me, he plopped down on the ground, asking, "What have we here? What's wrong with your light, oh almighty and great pharaoh?"
I paid no heed to the sarcasm. "Why thanks. Yugi is introducing your light to his new girlfriend, Sakura." I pointed to the tree.
He himself snorted. "What's wrong with mortals these days? They fall in love with trees? All they're good for is for cutting down!"
"I share the same thoughts."
Bakura and Yugi were currently engaging in a conversation about how 'wonderful Sakura was'. Yami Bakura, however, whipped out a long, sharp knife from God knows where his arsenal of weapons is kept and began polishing it.
"Well, let's see how sharp my good ol' knife still is."
Was it just me, or did I see a sudden fire rage in both the eyes of Yugi and Bakura? Oh my, what has this tree done to them?
As he approached the cherry tree, Yugi and Bakura both stepped up and blocked his way. Yami Bakura growled, demanding passage while ranting about how all trees should be cut down and made into weapons.
At that Yugi and Bakura snapped. They were furious and began advancing on Yami Bakura.
He backed away. "Whoa, does that tree matter that much to you two?"
"YES!" Both of them began using Shadow Magic I didn't know they even possessed. Yami Bakura yelled, ran for his life, and went to hide in his soul room.
I was traumatized. Lord help me…
After the whole 'Get away from the tree Yami Bakura' ordeal, Yugi and Bakura began bickering about who Sakura belonged to. I caught parts of the argument like "She's mine!" or "No way, she's mine!".
Oh God. I thought Yugi's friends would have a little sense to be surprised at his new source of happiness. Guess I was wrong. Either they didn't know, didn't care, or they shared the same feelings. Much like our friend Bakura here.
I don't think I can put up with this much longer. The only people who I think have the mind to think properly include Seto and Bakura's Yami.
***
So what do you think? Sorry if I offended you by bashing a character or anything like that. However, please don't flame. I'm doing my best at this humor fic.
I don't have time for individualized responses to reviews, sorry. If you have any questions, just ask them in your review and leave your e-mail address. However, I can't guarantee that I would be able to answer all the questions.
So what do you think. Funny? Stupid? Horrible? Confusing? Just drop a review and tell me what you think.
Why do I get the feeling I'm forgetting something?
Oh yes, just to let you know, I may/may not update soon. It depends. If my writer's block gets in the way again, it'll be awhile. I've been blessed to get the first two chapters so quickly. I hope I can do the same for the rest.
To be continued (just in case you need to know, there'll be more chapters).
If the emphasis appears bland, it's probably because of the stupid Microsoft Word. The three period ('…') thing doesn't show up, and neither does italics. Hopefully, it'll work in Notepad. Argh, I can't get the right effect because of this… Stupid Word.
Disclaimer: *sigh* Do I have to do this every chapter? I own squat.
Summary: Yugi begins to introduce his new love interest, much to the discontentment of Yami…
The Introducing of a New Girlfriend… er… Tree Friend?
~~//~~
We managed to wake up Seto in much shorter time span than I expected. Fortunately, he wasn't as shocked as I was when I first heard the news.
We went back to the Turtle Game Shop (I've never really actually figured out why Yugi's grandpa named it that…) to spend the remainder of the day. Yugi was skipping, chatting with Mokuba. I sighed. This wasn't going to be too pleasant on my mental health…
Immediately, when we arrived, Yugi glomped his grandfather, dashed upstairs and grabbed his deck, and began a duel with Mokuba. I got out a chess set, since Seto and I have long gotten tired of playing Duel Monsters with each other. I mean, we each win equal amounts of duels, so why not try something different?
After two games of chess (we were tied at one apiece, considering we were playing a best out of three) and in the middle of finishing the third, Seto looked over and Yugi and his curiosity got the better of him. "What's up with Yugi and the tree anyways?" he inquired.
I groaned. "I don't even want to talk about it…"
He nodded and remained silent. Surveying the board, he moved his knight in the 'L' form and said, "Check."
Deciding to focus my attention on the game and not on Yugi's situation, I carefully looked over before making my move. Let's see… Both of our queens were gone, his king is protected by a bunch of pawns and one knight, and if I didn't do anything this turn, next turn he'd take my king.
Noticing that he had forgotten about my remaining bishop, I decided to use that as my advantage. There was a way it could get directly at his king and win the game for me.
Moving the game piece in one quick, smooth motion, I said, "Checkmate."
He shrugged and we gathered up the pieces. Losing meant next to nothing to the two of us anymore.
While setting the chess set on the shelf where it belonged, Yugi bounced over to me. Wrapping himself around my arm, he began swinging back and forth (or at least attempting to) on my joint (ouch). Mokuba and himself had just finished their second duel, and it was about time Seto and Mokuba had to go anyways. Saying goodbye to the both of them, my attention diverted to Yugi, who was still hanging on one of my limbs.
"Yami, we're going to introduce Sakura to everybody tomorrow, right?"
"…"
"Yami?"
"Umphft. Let go of me."
"Promise me first."
"Fine, fine, fine. We'll go introduce her to everyone tomorrow."
"Yay!" Yugi bounded up the stairs and into his room. I sighed, following suit.
By the time I got back up to my room, Yugi was already fast asleep. Wondering how on Earth anyone could put up with these 'modern society' things, I decided not to think about it and rather, sulk about what would happen tomorrow.
I walked over to Yugi's room and took a brief glance at him to make sure he was all right. As much as he was weird in my perspective, I still very much respected him and cared for him. But still. Everyone has their limits, and I must say, I'm not so sure I can put up with Yugi falling in love with a tree much longer.
***
Thankfully this morning Yugi didn't come barging in again at 5:30 A.M., and I was able to get a few more hours of sleep.
At exactly 8:30 A.M., Yugi and I (more like Yugi dragging me though) marched straight to Joey's house. Why he would be up at this hour was totally beyond me, but hey. Life nowadays holds many secrets that have yet to surprise me with.
After banging on the door twenty repeated times, a very sleepy Joey opened the door to his house. His eyes weren't even focused at us, but Yugi didn't seem to acknowledge the fact that Joey probably wouldn't be paying attention, especially not while he was half asleep.
"Eh Yug? Whas' the matter?"
"Oh, Joey, I want to introduce you to my new girlfriend. Can you come now?"
"…Wha'?"
Yugi had a long patience meter I still had to admire. If it had been me, I would have long since blown up at the idiocy of Joey.
"Joey, I'd. Like. You. To. Come. With. Me. And. Meet. My. New. Girlfriend." Yugi spoke slowly, trying to enter all the information into his head.
"…Huh?"
Yugi continued for, oh, let's say, the rest of the hour. Nothing seemed to ring a bell, click a button or register itself. God, I wonder if anything could penetrate that thick skull of his. Every response we got was only 'Wha', 'Huh' or better yet, silence. After continuing another half hour, Yugi lost his cool and simply walked away with me. Like I said, everyone has their own limits. Even little Yugi.
Next up was Tea. God, help me. The last thing I needed was a friendship rant. Sure, friends are great and all, but does she have to /rant/ about it?! It's so damn annoying! If she hadn't been one of our cheerleaders, talking about all that crud about 'I believe in you', Yugi and I would have won all our duels in record time. Hey, it's great you believe in me, but guess what. /I don't care./
Reaching her house, I looked around for a place to hide while Yugi did the knocking on the door. Unfortunately, just as I found the perfect place, Yugi pulled me alongside him with Tea following him. Yugi and Tea started chatting, and God knows what, whilst walking to the park.
After a few more sentences and responses, Yugi began telling Tea about his new love interest. Oh no. OH NO. Gah! Yugi! Why did you tell her?!
Tea stopped walking and stood in one place. Her eyes were all starry, her hands clasped together, and she started yet /another/r speech.
"Oh, YUGI! That's SO nice! Friends are great! We should have more of them, and now you decide to be more than a friend to a tree?! Excellent work Yugi! You know, it'd be so totally cool if the whole world started acting like you. Befriending trees? Yes, that is the way! Love nature, love your family, love your friends! Why, we can protect nature just like this and by becoming friends, we will achieve WORLD PEACE! Yes, 'World Peace' is an issue much discussed by the United Nations. To obtain it, we must be FRIENDS! Yes, all of us must be one big happy family…"
We never got the hear the ending of the speech (good riddance too). Yugi and I ran away before she noticed.
I groaned. If all of Yugi's friends were like this, please help me.
***
Next on the list was Tristan. However, Yugi didn't want to introduce him to Sakura because he was afraid his pointy hair would damage her.
Also on the list was Mai. After a brief meeting with her (she claimed she was busy. Probably going through a list of cosmetics she needed), we walked away with a whole bag full of make-up and all that mumbo-jumbo. She said it was nice Yugi loved a tree, and told him she would love a makeover. That was disturbing. They have materials to groom trees now? My, I must really be behind in the modern society.
So, we went instead to Bakura's house. After we rang the doorbell, it took ten minutes for him to unlock the door. He opened the door, his face contorted in fear. I rolled my eyes.
"Yugi! Get in here!" Pulling us in, he closed the door, he refastened all fifteen of his locks on the door. Putting a finger to his mouth, he clamped a hand over Yugi's mouth mid-sentence, just as Yugi was about to tell him about Sakura.
"Shh! There are many, many thieves and dangerous people out there you know. Be silent. We must find a place to hide." Bakura began crawling, taking refuge under the couch.
Yugi opened his mouth and repeated what he was going to say. "Uh, Bakura, if you don't mind, why don't we go out? I'd like to introduce you to my new girlfriend."
His eyes were wide with horror. "Yugi! Surely you can't mean that! There are BAD PEOPLE out there! They are very dangerous! And Yugi! Don't endanger our very LIVES by speaking in that decibel! Come under the couch and HIDE!"
I snorted. "Come on Bakura. We'll protect you."
Quivering in fear, he allowed us to be led out his front door (I broke all the locks, by the way) and to the park. His eyes darted here and there, apparently searching for 'dangerous individuals'."
"Yugi! The man in the hat! Also, that woman with all those dogs! Hurry Yugi, run while you can!"
Rolling my eyes, I continued dragging Bakura along while Yugi skipped on ahead.
***
Reaching that very clearing once again, I allowed Yugi to lead Bakura to the Sakura tree. He looked positively terrified, while Yugi was giddy with excitement.
"See Bakura? There's nothing to be afraid of!"
"…"
"Bakura? A little response here on what you think about my girlfriend?"
"…"
"Bakura?"
"Does she bite?"
Yugi sighed. "Here, give me your hand."
"What're you DOING?!"
Yugi placed his hand on the trunk. He calmed down, but was it just me or did I just see Bakura go all starry eyed??
Just then, Bakura's Yami emerged from the Millennium Ring. Smirking at me, he plopped down on the ground, asking, "What have we here? What's wrong with your light, oh almighty and great pharaoh?"
I paid no heed to the sarcasm. "Why thanks. Yugi is introducing your light to his new girlfriend, Sakura." I pointed to the tree.
He himself snorted. "What's wrong with mortals these days? They fall in love with trees? All they're good for is for cutting down!"
"I share the same thoughts."
Bakura and Yugi were currently engaging in a conversation about how 'wonderful Sakura was'. Yami Bakura, however, whipped out a long, sharp knife from God knows where his arsenal of weapons is kept and began polishing it.
"Well, let's see how sharp my good ol' knife still is."
Was it just me, or did I see a sudden fire rage in both the eyes of Yugi and Bakura? Oh my, what has this tree done to them?
As he approached the cherry tree, Yugi and Bakura both stepped up and blocked his way. Yami Bakura growled, demanding passage while ranting about how all trees should be cut down and made into weapons.
At that Yugi and Bakura snapped. They were furious and began advancing on Yami Bakura.
He backed away. "Whoa, does that tree matter that much to you two?"
"YES!" Both of them began using Shadow Magic I didn't know they even possessed. Yami Bakura yelled, ran for his life, and went to hide in his soul room.
I was traumatized. Lord help me…
After the whole 'Get away from the tree Yami Bakura' ordeal, Yugi and Bakura began bickering about who Sakura belonged to. I caught parts of the argument like "She's mine!" or "No way, she's mine!".
Oh God. I thought Yugi's friends would have a little sense to be surprised at his new source of happiness. Guess I was wrong. Either they didn't know, didn't care, or they shared the same feelings. Much like our friend Bakura here.
I don't think I can put up with this much longer. The only people who I think have the mind to think properly include Seto and Bakura's Yami.
***
So what do you think? Sorry if I offended you by bashing a character or anything like that. However, please don't flame. I'm doing my best at this humor fic.
I don't have time for individualized responses to reviews, sorry. If you have any questions, just ask them in your review and leave your e-mail address. However, I can't guarantee that I would be able to answer all the questions.
So what do you think. Funny? Stupid? Horrible? Confusing? Just drop a review and tell me what you think.
Why do I get the feeling I'm forgetting something?
Oh yes, just to let you know, I may/may not update soon. It depends. If my writer's block gets in the way again, it'll be awhile. I've been blessed to get the first two chapters so quickly. I hope I can do the same for the rest.
To be continued (just in case you need to know, there'll be more chapters).