Beverly: I know I'm sticking myself in this, but I promise it's only to help Yami and Yugi. I'm sad. No one's asked to see my poster yet… ^_^U
/Yugi/
//Yami//
^Beverly^ (the key let's her talk to all w/ millennium item owners and spirits, as long as their link isn't closed)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yugi's POV
I was at school, but my mind was still stuck on whether I was becoming invisible to Yami or not. I mean, usually he trusted me with everything. God, it felt great. But something happened and he closed the link off. I can't help but feel it's my fault. I heard a snap and it brought my attention back to class.
"Mister Mouto, would you mind telling me what I just said?"
Oh, no. I couldn't get in trouble! I had a perfect record, and that was important to me. I'd hate to be thought of as a troublemaker, and my grades have already been dropping lately. Ask any of my friends, they know how much it means to me.
^She said 'next Monday, we will start studying the reign of Alexander the Great over Egypt.' Then WAG sighed happily… but since you're out of it, I guess I need to tell you not to repeat that.^
I smiled slightly and Beverly winked at me from across the room.
"You said that we were going to start studying Alexander the Great in Egypt next Monday."
Sensei Aginou sniffed unpleasantly.
"I guess you were paying attention mister Mouto. But if you look like you're drifting off again, you will be given detention."
I nodded and looked down.
"Don't worry, Yug'. Aginou is an old shrew."
I sighed. If I drifted like this every day, I'd be in trouble. I'd have to find out now or I'll be in detention for the rest of high school. I was going to-
"Yug', you're drifting again."
~*~*~*~*~
I sat on the steps to think, class was out and everyone was going off in different directions. I'd need someone to help me. In this case, preferably a girl. I couldn't go to Téa, she has a crush on Yami too. Not Mai, she was always with Seto. Well… There was Beverly, she seemed glad enough to help me in history.
~*~*~*~*~
Beverly's POV
I was making myself a snack when I heard a knock on the door. I opened it and didn't see anyone at eye level. Because of some people I've met, a.k.a Yugi, Mokuba Weevil, I naturally looked down. Yugi was standing in the doorway with a disparaged look on his face.
"Come in, Yugi. What's wrong?"
He downcast his eyes and sat on the couch. He wasn't ready to talk yet., obviously. I asked him if he wanted anything and had to specify food and drink when he gave me a blank look.
"Water, thanks."
"Sure, Yugi. If you need to do your homework, just scoot the other coffee table. But watch the floor, it's really easy to scratch and the condo manager'll kill me."
Usually he would ask me why they had condo managers since those were owned, but he was being awfully quiet.
"Yugi, should I call Yami and tell him you're here?"
"NO!"
He blushed and looked down.
"umm…"
"Look, Yugi, you really have to tell me what's going on here. I'm completely in the dark, and I can't help you if I don't know what's up."
He sighed and gulped some of the water.
"Just tell me. You know I want to help you, any of your friends would."
"I… I want to see how long it takes Yami to realize I'm not home."
He wants to… I wonder, what could Yami have possibly done to push Yugi this far?
"Beverly…"
"Sorry, I was just thinking. So, when's the latest you ever get to the Game Shop?"
"6:15"
"Well have to wait till then to find out, then, you can't think he'll automatically know he didn't go anywhere, so you can't start counting till then. Make yourself comfortable, you'll be here a while."
He shuddered. What could Yami have possibly done to push Yugi this far? He even seems to think Yami won't ever notice.
~*~*~*~*~
Yami's POV
I started tapping my foot again, annoyed. Where was Yugi? I mean, if he went to Joey's or something, he could have at least called. I picked up the phone to make sure it was still working. A buzzing resounded in my ears, assuring me that, yes, it was working. What time was it anyway? 5:37. He'd be here or have called by 6:15 anyway, I shouldn't worry until then. I sighed and returned to reading.
~A while later…~
I looked up and checked the clock 6:14. I put Mysterious Tomb: The 8th Wonder of the World down and my gaze constantly shifted from to clock, to the door, to the phone and back. The clock slowly ticked past 6:15, to seconds passed painfully by. I let out a frustrated grow and ran up the stairs. I grabbed Yugi's phone book and the phone.
"Hi, Joey, is Yugi there?"
"Nope, why?"
"No reason. Thanks."
"Sure man."
I hung up and dialed.
"Ryou?"
~A few phone calls later~
"Beverly? Please tell me Yugi's there. I've called everyone else, they haven't seen him since school."
"Yeah he's here. Why am I always the last resort with you guys?"
I ignored the remark. I knew she meant it as a joke, even though I could hear a tint of seriousness in her voice
"What's he doing there?"
~*~*~*~*~
Beverly's POV
"Beverly? Please tell me Yugi's there. I've called everyone else, they haven't seen him since school."
I switched my phone to loudspeaker mode, so Yugi could hear.
"Yeah he's here. Why am I always the last resort with you guys?"
I was the last one Yami had called and I bet Yugi only got to me by elimination. I don't think they got how much it mattered to me though. You'd think Yugi would get it, he who had to wish for a real friend. Yami completely ignored the question.
"What's he doing there?"
I went over to Yugi and talked to him a little before coming back.
"He got sick, and since I live closest to where he was at the moment, he came over. He's sleeping at the moment though."
"Can I come over?"
"Sure."
Yami hung up and I turned to Yugi.
"I don't get how you can lie so easily."
I sighed and looked away.
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I'm an actress. And I was only trying to keep Yami from getting hurt. If he does care, don't you think it would hurt if he knew you weren't sure at all? Wouldn't it hurt you if Yami wasn't sure if you cared at all?"
He looked away and nodded. I handed him the cup of tea I was making when Yami called and he sighed.
"Yami noticed you were gone right away, didn't he?"
"Yeah…"
A couple minutes went by in silence, and we heard a knock on the door.
"Yami's here."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Beverly: aaaaaaand cut! *snicker*
Ryou: Find the path of lanterns?
Beverly: (Joey, tell him) What?
Ryou: Why'd you call it that?
Beverly: Metaphorical. Alone in Darkness means they don't know what's going on. Find the path of lanterns means they're looking for a way to light, they're trying to find out why the other's behavior is like that and etc. The actual path is in the next chapter, again metaphorically.
Ryou: Oh, I get it now.
Joey: I don't
Beverly, well, that's 'cause you're an idiot.
Joey: *pouts*