Silver Lily: *sniffs* I didn't get any reviews!!!
Jade: Calm down aibou, it's a weekday, I'm sure that nobody has had time to even read it yet.
Silver Lily: And all of my sentences got smooshed together!!! That wasn't supposed to happen!!
Jade: Here, hold Yugi, he'll make you feel better. *plucks Yugi from Yami and gives him to Silver Lily*
Yami Yugi: Hey, that's MINE!!!
Yugi: calm down Yami, it's only for a little while.
Silver Lily: *smiles* You're right, I feel a lot better. -looks around- Hey everyone, guess what?!
Jade: What now, aibou?
Silver Lily: I DON"T OWN YU-GI-OH!!!!! *sniffles* On with the fic!
//yami to hikari//
\hikari to yami\
Kindred
Lily sat back in her chair and sighed, pushing her soft golden hair a few inches in front of her. The lunch room was filled with about 70 students, the largest study hall period of the day, and it was dead silent.
Being as it was a mere two days away till winter vacation, teachers were trying to pile as many tests and last minute assignments on them as they could muster. Exhaustion had set in to stay for her about four days ago, and didn't appear to be leaving for a long time.
Yugi sat starring at Lily from across the table. He was really getting irritated. He had nearly every class with her, and sat next to her, but every time he tried to talk to her he was either interrupted or she left. Sometimes she just plain didn't seem to hear him.
\ Yami, what do I do? \
Yami heard the frustrated sound of his hikari pleading for help through his mind. // Normally, I would say talk to her, but I know that you've tried that multiple times already.//
\ Any suggestions? \
// Well, you could hog-tie her and make her talk to you.//
\ You've been watching too many Bonanza re-runs on T.V.\
// Is it that obvious?//
Yugi looked at the little golden-girl sitting across from him. Now would be the perfect time to try and see if she would ever talk to him.
He cleared his throat. "Hello."
Her golden-amber eyes snapped onto him. So she had heard him.
"My name is Yugi. Yugi Moto."
"Lily Moon." That voice of hers again. It was so soft. It almost didn't seem like it belonged to her, a much more mature tone than her features revealed.
"Nice to meet you." Simple conversation at first.
\ Yami, now what do I say? \
// Ask her if she likes to duel.//
"You like dueling?"
She shook her golden head no. Well that was a dead end. "Not, really. I prefer drawing them." His violet eyes widened. "You like to draw?"
"Would you like to see?" She positioned herself to open her backpack on the ground next to her feet.
"Would I? I'd love to!"
Yugi got up and moved to the other side of the table to get a better look. Lily pulled out a couple of sketch books and flipped one open.
"Lily, these are incredible!!!" Yugi saw a picture of the Celtic guardian, and then flipped to a picture of the Dark Magician Girl.
// Yugi, If I didn't know any better, I'd say that these were traced. These are unreal.//
Lily blushed. "Well, you know what they say, and artist is their own worst critic." She flipped to another picture of Dunames Dark Witch. "I've been going to a private art school for a while now, after my daily courses, of course. Everyone says that I have great potential, but my dreams are a bit unattainable."
Yugi looked confused. "How do you mean?"
She looked down at her drawings again, after glancing at him for his response. "I want to make my own card game, but everyone says that it will never sell, because too many people like Duel Monsters."
// Makes sense. They think that her plans will flounder.//
\ That's awful! \
"But I don't care what they say. I'm going to do what I want anyway, because it's what I believe in."
// I like her train of thought, aibou. I think you found yourself a keeper.// \ Yami! \ The old pharaoh chuckled slightly.
"Good for you, Lily. You should do what you want to do. Follow your dreams."
She looked up at him and smiled.
Over the next few days Yugi began spending a lot of time with Lily. They really got along quite well, and she turned out to be a pretty fine duelist, after a few tips from Yugi. Yami really liked her, too. His opinions of her rose with each passing visit. She was quite intelligent and sharp.
Yugi found out just why she had seemed to not hear him for so long. As Ryou had told him, artists tend to be quite aloof and very focussed on their work, not paying much attention to their immediate surroundings. Rather, their mind is wondering off, and daydreaming constantly.
Lily really liked to come over to Yugi's house during Christmas vacation and wander aimlessly through the game shop, reveling in the manga that his Grandpa stocked. They were her favorite.
There was just one little problem, though.
"Yugi, when are you going to tell her about me? I'm tired of hiding every time she comes over, and that's about three times a day!!!"
Yami stood over his lighter half, arms crossed. Yugi was a little afraid to tell Lily about Yami. What if she didn't accept him? What if she was scared away?
"Yami, . I can't. What if she doesn't accept you?"
"Then she's not the one for you, aibou."
" That's what I'm afraid of."
Yugi slumped on the couch waiting for Lily to arrive. They were having a gift exchange tonight. He still had to figure out why she never wanted him to go over to her house, though.
"I'm confident that everything will turn out for the best, aibou. Trust me."
The doorbell rang, and Yami went back into his puzzle, waiting for his cue. He had to tell her tonight, just two nights till Christmas. Yami insisted.
He dragged his feet over to the door and opened it. Lily bounded inside cheerfully.
"Hi, Yugi! And merry Christmas!"
" Hey, Lily."
She looked at him quizzically. He sure sounded down. "Yugi, what's wrong?"
His head was hung low, and he looked tentative, afraid to continue. "Yugi?"
"Lily, I have something I need to tell you."
She looked at him questioningly, waiting for him to continue. "I, well, I have this.. Darker presence within me."
She smiled. "Yugi, we all have a darker side."
"That's not what I meant." He clutched his Millenium puzzle. Squeezing his eyes closed, he let Yami know that it was time for him to come out.
In a flash of golden light, the mirror image of Yugi stood beside him, eyeing Lily for her response. Yugi was afraid to look.
Her golden eyes shot open wide. Unreal.
Yugi sat there motionless, preparing for the worst. Maybe she'd scream, or faint, or just run away.
"Hello, Lily. My name is Yami."
Lily gasped. She looked at Yugi. "You mean, you have a yami, too?"
Yugi's eyes shot up in response. "Uh?"
Excitedly, Lily dug into her shirt and tore out a golden pendent, encasing the largest ruby either had ever seen. She clutched it tightly and closed her eyes.
Yugi was expecting the customary flash if gold light, and received a silver one instead. He certainly wasn't expecting what came next.
A woman a good foot taller than Lily stood beside her. She had long purple-black hair that reflected a vivid crimson. Her eyes, a vivid blue, complemented her ivory features.
This woman as dressed in black leather pants and matching buckled boots. Her jacket was black leather as well, and she wore a satin hunter green blouse. Yugi's jaw dropped, as did the woman's when she set her eyes on Yami.
"You!"
"You!!" Yami hissed back. The woman seethed under his stare, and started to make threats in Egyptian. Yami laughed at what she said, apparently confident that she wouldn't do anything to him.
Before Yugi and Lily knew she was at his throat trying to strangle Yami, and he was returning the favor.
"Yami, stop..!"
Silver Lily: Ooooooo, cliffy! Yeah!! My first cliffy!!!
Jade: Nicely done, aibou.
Yugi: So... what happens?? Tell me, tell me!!!
Silver Lily: *giggles* You'll just have to read the next chapter!!!!
Jade: Calm down aibou, it's a weekday, I'm sure that nobody has had time to even read it yet.
Silver Lily: And all of my sentences got smooshed together!!! That wasn't supposed to happen!!
Jade: Here, hold Yugi, he'll make you feel better. *plucks Yugi from Yami and gives him to Silver Lily*
Yami Yugi: Hey, that's MINE!!!
Yugi: calm down Yami, it's only for a little while.
Silver Lily: *smiles* You're right, I feel a lot better. -looks around- Hey everyone, guess what?!
Jade: What now, aibou?
Silver Lily: I DON"T OWN YU-GI-OH!!!!! *sniffles* On with the fic!
//yami to hikari//
\hikari to yami\
Kindred
Lily sat back in her chair and sighed, pushing her soft golden hair a few inches in front of her. The lunch room was filled with about 70 students, the largest study hall period of the day, and it was dead silent.
Being as it was a mere two days away till winter vacation, teachers were trying to pile as many tests and last minute assignments on them as they could muster. Exhaustion had set in to stay for her about four days ago, and didn't appear to be leaving for a long time.
Yugi sat starring at Lily from across the table. He was really getting irritated. He had nearly every class with her, and sat next to her, but every time he tried to talk to her he was either interrupted or she left. Sometimes she just plain didn't seem to hear him.
\ Yami, what do I do? \
Yami heard the frustrated sound of his hikari pleading for help through his mind. // Normally, I would say talk to her, but I know that you've tried that multiple times already.//
\ Any suggestions? \
// Well, you could hog-tie her and make her talk to you.//
\ You've been watching too many Bonanza re-runs on T.V.\
// Is it that obvious?//
Yugi looked at the little golden-girl sitting across from him. Now would be the perfect time to try and see if she would ever talk to him.
He cleared his throat. "Hello."
Her golden-amber eyes snapped onto him. So she had heard him.
"My name is Yugi. Yugi Moto."
"Lily Moon." That voice of hers again. It was so soft. It almost didn't seem like it belonged to her, a much more mature tone than her features revealed.
"Nice to meet you." Simple conversation at first.
\ Yami, now what do I say? \
// Ask her if she likes to duel.//
"You like dueling?"
She shook her golden head no. Well that was a dead end. "Not, really. I prefer drawing them." His violet eyes widened. "You like to draw?"
"Would you like to see?" She positioned herself to open her backpack on the ground next to her feet.
"Would I? I'd love to!"
Yugi got up and moved to the other side of the table to get a better look. Lily pulled out a couple of sketch books and flipped one open.
"Lily, these are incredible!!!" Yugi saw a picture of the Celtic guardian, and then flipped to a picture of the Dark Magician Girl.
// Yugi, If I didn't know any better, I'd say that these were traced. These are unreal.//
Lily blushed. "Well, you know what they say, and artist is their own worst critic." She flipped to another picture of Dunames Dark Witch. "I've been going to a private art school for a while now, after my daily courses, of course. Everyone says that I have great potential, but my dreams are a bit unattainable."
Yugi looked confused. "How do you mean?"
She looked down at her drawings again, after glancing at him for his response. "I want to make my own card game, but everyone says that it will never sell, because too many people like Duel Monsters."
// Makes sense. They think that her plans will flounder.//
\ That's awful! \
"But I don't care what they say. I'm going to do what I want anyway, because it's what I believe in."
// I like her train of thought, aibou. I think you found yourself a keeper.// \ Yami! \ The old pharaoh chuckled slightly.
"Good for you, Lily. You should do what you want to do. Follow your dreams."
She looked up at him and smiled.
Over the next few days Yugi began spending a lot of time with Lily. They really got along quite well, and she turned out to be a pretty fine duelist, after a few tips from Yugi. Yami really liked her, too. His opinions of her rose with each passing visit. She was quite intelligent and sharp.
Yugi found out just why she had seemed to not hear him for so long. As Ryou had told him, artists tend to be quite aloof and very focussed on their work, not paying much attention to their immediate surroundings. Rather, their mind is wondering off, and daydreaming constantly.
Lily really liked to come over to Yugi's house during Christmas vacation and wander aimlessly through the game shop, reveling in the manga that his Grandpa stocked. They were her favorite.
There was just one little problem, though.
"Yugi, when are you going to tell her about me? I'm tired of hiding every time she comes over, and that's about three times a day!!!"
Yami stood over his lighter half, arms crossed. Yugi was a little afraid to tell Lily about Yami. What if she didn't accept him? What if she was scared away?
"Yami, . I can't. What if she doesn't accept you?"
"Then she's not the one for you, aibou."
" That's what I'm afraid of."
Yugi slumped on the couch waiting for Lily to arrive. They were having a gift exchange tonight. He still had to figure out why she never wanted him to go over to her house, though.
"I'm confident that everything will turn out for the best, aibou. Trust me."
The doorbell rang, and Yami went back into his puzzle, waiting for his cue. He had to tell her tonight, just two nights till Christmas. Yami insisted.
He dragged his feet over to the door and opened it. Lily bounded inside cheerfully.
"Hi, Yugi! And merry Christmas!"
" Hey, Lily."
She looked at him quizzically. He sure sounded down. "Yugi, what's wrong?"
His head was hung low, and he looked tentative, afraid to continue. "Yugi?"
"Lily, I have something I need to tell you."
She looked at him questioningly, waiting for him to continue. "I, well, I have this.. Darker presence within me."
She smiled. "Yugi, we all have a darker side."
"That's not what I meant." He clutched his Millenium puzzle. Squeezing his eyes closed, he let Yami know that it was time for him to come out.
In a flash of golden light, the mirror image of Yugi stood beside him, eyeing Lily for her response. Yugi was afraid to look.
Her golden eyes shot open wide. Unreal.
Yugi sat there motionless, preparing for the worst. Maybe she'd scream, or faint, or just run away.
"Hello, Lily. My name is Yami."
Lily gasped. She looked at Yugi. "You mean, you have a yami, too?"
Yugi's eyes shot up in response. "Uh?"
Excitedly, Lily dug into her shirt and tore out a golden pendent, encasing the largest ruby either had ever seen. She clutched it tightly and closed her eyes.
Yugi was expecting the customary flash if gold light, and received a silver one instead. He certainly wasn't expecting what came next.
A woman a good foot taller than Lily stood beside her. She had long purple-black hair that reflected a vivid crimson. Her eyes, a vivid blue, complemented her ivory features.
This woman as dressed in black leather pants and matching buckled boots. Her jacket was black leather as well, and she wore a satin hunter green blouse. Yugi's jaw dropped, as did the woman's when she set her eyes on Yami.
"You!"
"You!!" Yami hissed back. The woman seethed under his stare, and started to make threats in Egyptian. Yami laughed at what she said, apparently confident that she wouldn't do anything to him.
Before Yugi and Lily knew she was at his throat trying to strangle Yami, and he was returning the favor.
"Yami, stop..!"
Silver Lily: Ooooooo, cliffy! Yeah!! My first cliffy!!!
Jade: Nicely done, aibou.
Yugi: So... what happens?? Tell me, tell me!!!
Silver Lily: *giggles* You'll just have to read the next chapter!!!!