Hey!!This is the next chapter!Yaay!

Lets boogie for a second, need to get it outta my system...

*boogie*

Oki!On with next chapa-ter. :D

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Yami hated computers. He hated them with a passion. The one he was forced to use at work was slow, and froze on him at random.

When this DID happen, he cursed under his breath and gritt his teeth and made a scene that most of the other people there were making.

He would've quit on the first day if it wasn't the only way to get money.

He sighed loudly as he typed a memo. He didn't know what he'd done to deserve this.

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Yugi sat in the back of the class, doing his homework. The kid next to him gave him a disgusted look.

He looked up for a second and saw her scowling. He knew who she was. She was a popular cheerleader, and had been very angry when she'd been forced to sit next to Yugi Mutoh, as if he was a disease.

Yugi sighed and shut his math book when the bell rang, and Jounouchi came to the back. "Hey Yug'!" he said, and ignored the girl gto Yugi's right."Hey, do you want to come by my place while Yami's at work?" he asked, sitting backwards in the chair infront of Yugi.

Yugi smiled brightly. "Yeah, that'd be great!Thank, Jou." he stood up, and the girl next to him grabbed his arm. "Hold it." she said. "Don't tell me you're related to Yami Mutoh?"

Jounouchi snickered at how ditzy she was."Yeah, how many Mutohs do ya know, Malerie?" The girl told him to shut up. "Well?" she let go of Yugi's arm.

Yugi nodded."Yeah, Yami's my brother." he said, picking up his books. Malerie squeeled. "Oh my GOD!!! I wish I knew!!Yugi, I am SO sorry for being mean to you." she smiled at him.

Yugi smiled back to be polite. "Okay...umm...I have to go to class, Malerie..." he said, glancing at the clock.Malerie gave him a flirtacious look. "Oh, okay, Yugi. What's you locker number?" she asked. Yugi blushed."Umm...513...(Stardust's actual locker number. ^_^)"

Malerie winked at him.

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When Yugi got to art class, he saw some other cheerleaders giggle when he came in. He figured they were laughing at him, so he just walked over and set his things down.

One of the girls crossed his path as he went to get brushes so he could finish his painting. She stopped. "Oh...Hi Yugi!" she giggled at him.

He blinked and smiled politely, said 'Hi', and picked up a small, yellow-handled brush.

'Why's everyone being so nice to me?' he thought, getting a larger brush, and a paper plate for a palette.'I didn't do anything, did I?' he poured some blue paint on his plate.

The girls came up and got their paint, smiling and winking at Yugi. He hurried back to his seat.

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At Jounouchi's house, Yugi felt relaxed. It had a more homley feel then anyplace he'd lived in for a long time.

But when he got there, a kid was sitting on Jounouchi's doorstep. He stood up when they got there. "Hi, Jou. I was waiting for you to get home." he said. Jounouchi unlocked the front door. "Hey, Ryou. Have you met Yugi Mutoh?" he said, and gestured to bashful little Yugi, who was waiting to be allowed in. Ryou smiled at him. "Yeah, I've seen him around school. I've also heard of his brother Yami." he said.

Yugi smiled at him, and noticed that Yami's name was mentioned.

Jounouchi held the door open, and Ryou stood off to the side. Jou looked at Yugi."You can go on in, Yugi." he said, surprised that Yugi though he had to wait.

Inside, Yugi noticed how clean it was. The only house he'd lived in that was this welcoming since his parents died.

Behind him, Jounouchi and Ryou came in. Jounouchi took his jacket off and took it, along with Ryou's and Yugi's, to the closet. "When does Yami get off, Yugi?" he asked, cloing the door. Yugi was standing there, wringing his hands nervousley. "Umm...six, I think..." he said. Jou luaghed. "Chill, Yug'! We're all friends here." he said.

Then, he and Ryou sat down on the couch and turned on the television. Yugi sat down eventually, and began to unwind as the afternoon progressed.

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Yami opened the door to the newly-rented apartment, with a bag of groceries in his left arm."Yugi! I'm home!" he called.

He paniced a bit when he noticed how empty the apartment was. Then the phone rang. He picked it up and started putting things away."Hello?"

"Yami?It's Yugi. I'm at Jounouchi's house, we're watching a movie." Yugi said, and Yami could hear the movie playing in the background.He smiled. "Okay, Yugi. Call when you're ready to go home, I don't want you out after dark." he said. Yugi aggreed, said good-bye, and hung up.

Yami opened the refridgerator door and put the milk and a carton of eggs in. He was glad Yugi had something to do after school, besides waiting for him to come home after work.

He shut the fridge door and sat down on the small couch, and played his guitar.

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(A/N:We're skipping some time here, but shut up.)

Yugi got into the passenger seat of Yami's car. He was kind of tired, but it was a good tired.

Yami was equally tired. "God...so tired...." he said, about to fall asleep in the driver's seat. Yugi poked him. "Don't fall asleep, Yami. I gotta go to school."\

Yami looked at the smaller boy. He had been up late washing things, like his clothes. They hadn't been very dirty. Yami smiled knowingly.

"Okay, little Yugi. Who is it?" he asked. Yugi looked at him curiosly. "Uhhh..." he fidgeted, and Yami luaghed as he started up the car. "Don't try and hide it, Yugi. The only time I can remember staying up till eleven o'clock washing my already clean clothes was when I though Michelle Stienbach was hot." he said. He shifted into drive.

Yugi grinned and flushed alittle. "It's not any particular girl..." he said. Yami pulled out of the driveway and drove the car down the road. "Aaah..young love...just don't expect too much, okay? You only get one heart, we don't need it broken."

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When Yugi opened his locker, a little folded peice of paper was sitting on his geometery notebook. He picked it up and unfolded it.

Dear Yugi-kun...

Hi!!!! It's me, Michelle! =) I was wondering if you wanted to meet me for a milkshake with my girlfriends and me!! I'm buying! We'll be at the Corner Stop, okay?

See ya there!! =) =) =)

Yugi was amazed at how loopy the writing was, and how the bright-pink ink made his eyes hurt. He also wondered why the smiley faces were nessesary.

Still, he knew he'd go. No question. He still couldn't quite figure out why thes girls had taken such an interest in him.

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Adrian gritt his teeth and kicked the dirt and balled up his fists. He hated jail. He hated Yugi.

He knew it would only be a matter of time untill he could get out and make Yugi AND Yami pay for this, becuase there was talk of a breakout. It wouldn't be for awhile, he knew that, but there was a plan, and it was foolproof.

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