Always Room For One More!

Li~ GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Yami Li~ What's wrong?!

Li~ GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Yami Li~ LI! BREATHE!

Li~ GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Yami Li~ *smacks her over the head* BREATHE DANGIT

Li~ *inhale* MRS. *exhale* LT *inhale* STALK *exhale* SCHOOL *inhale* THREE FLOORS!!! *exhale*

Yami Li~ Nani?!***

Li~ GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Yami Li~ *storms out of the room! I GIVE UP!

Ryou~ Li, calm down, please!!!

Li~ *inhale deeply* I'll try.... *exhale* to... *inhale* explain...

Bakura~ *sarcastically* Please do.

Li~ *ignores him* Okay, this is a... kind of long story. *deep breath* Kat set her purse down in second period Social Studies to put the project we did in the room next door. I followed to ask Mr. Jakymec (our S.S. teacher) what our grade was, and apparently, someone took that time to steal Kat's purse. Well, Kat had about $77.00 in the purse for dance team this afternoon, and well... most of it was gone. By the time it was found in the girl's restroom in third period, someone had taken all the dollar bills (and a tube of brownie-flavored lip gloss) but left the check that was for $25.00. A total of FIFTY TWO dollars were stolen (EVIL PEOPLE!!!) and Taylor and Kat had seperate ideas of who stole the money, since #1 there were only two girls in our class to go to the restroom after second period and #2 there was a plastic bag under Kat's purse, and someone threw it away (either while the purse was stolen or after) and the girl kept coming up to Kat with a guilty conscience saying, "All I did was throw the bag away. I didn't do nothin'," when Kat hadn't said a word to her. She did that like ten times in four hours, the whole "guilty conscience proves all" theory....

Bakura~ Great Ra, ARE YOU DONE?!

Li~ No.

Bakura~ -_-'

Li~ *deep breath* So sixth period, Language Arts, we (meaning Kat, Taylor and I) asked Mrs. Mory, our teacher at the time (and one of the coolest, I might add) to let us go to Mrs. Koontz, the counselor. But the only way we could go is to have referral slips. She gave us each a referral slip as a HALL PASS not an actual referral, and we set off to find Mrs. Koontz. We went up to the seventh grade floor to her office and she wasn't there, lucky us. So, being the OH SO SMART ONES we were, we decided to go down the BACK stairwell to the basement and look in the cafeteria. Well, guess who's room is half-way between the cafeteria and the back stairwell?

Ryou~ Mrs. LT's?

Li~ Correctamundo. We walked past her room, the ISAP room, and some students pointed out we had referral forms in our hands. Oh, joy. Mrs. LT came out of the room, SLAMMED the door, and STALKED us to the other end of the hallway. But NOOOOO she didn't stop there! We went back up the stair well to the seventh grade floor again, and GUESS WHO STALKED US UP THERE TOO!!! None other than the ISAP nightmare herself. When we got to the seventh grade floor, we flat out RAN halfway down the hall to Mrs. Koontz room, and thank GOD she was there. Mrs. LT just kind of hovered around the front stairwell for a bit. Good LORD NEVER GET STALKED BY MRS LT I WILL HAVE NIGHTMARES FOR THE REST OF MY PITIFUL LITTLE LIFE!!!

Bakura~ If it's so pitiful, can I kill you and take your item?

Li~ No. Disclaimer.

Bakura~ _ Oh, snap... Li don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! She owns her and her Yami and her Millenium Armband. Happy?

Li~ Very.



/Yami to Hikari/
\Hikari to their Yami\
()()()()()(passing time)()()()()
~*~flashback~*~~*~
***dream***
'basic thought'


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Do I really need to say it? *Li's POV* I did anyways.


All was black. Not a good sign. I tried to stand up, but realized I was floating. I believed I was dreaming. I looked around and saw nothing but black. What had happened? Vaguely, I remember being dragged somewhere... a lot of pain, then this... blackness. If I had to stay here much longer, I would go crazy. Then again, there are so many forms of insanity only about one in twenty people are sane... okay, where did I get this information...?

Slowly, my thoughts came to me. I remembered this ugly drunk guy abducting me and taking me into the no-good neighborhood... *did I just rhyme?* threaten to rob and rape me, then when I tried to get away, he threw me into something.... I just began to notice the blackness was lightening. All darkness was fading and turning into a bright light. I had to shield my eyes from it, it became so bright, and eventually had to close them completely. When I opened my eyes again, I was in a very different place. I was laying down on a couch, and a familiar face stood over me, expressing concern.

"My God..." I muttered. I sat up, and a very VERY sharp pain shot up through my left shoulder. I laid back down again, wincing, when my friend put a hand to my heavily-wrapped shoulder to keep me down.

"Stay still," Her voice came. "You're not properly healed."

"Kat?! What are you doing here?!" I said, which only increased the pain in my head from where I was tossed into a wall. She just raised an eyebrow, so I rephrased my question. "I mean, what am I doing here?!"

"I found you," She calmly stated. "You were unconscious and that stupid creep was trying to undress himself, but he was too drunk and caught 'himself' in his zipper."** She smirked at the thought of a dumb crook in so much peril but I didn't notice at the time. "I checked your wallet. You didn't have any more than twenty dollars in there, did you? 'Cause if that creep robbed you I can always go and finish the job." Her smile widened and I took notice this time.

"What... do you mean?" Obviously, I was very groggy and couldn't think straight. I had forgotten the gift I had given her a long time ago.

"The Millenium Item you gave me. The Millenium Crest, remember?" She said, keeping a firm hand on my shoulder so I wouldn't rise. I suddenly passed out again, back into oblivion.


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*Third Person's POV*

"C'mon, Li! Don't be a slow-poke!" Kat yelled, her bookbag bouncing on her back as she bolted down the street. "You can make it!"

Li bounded after her, trying to race her back to her house. Li wasn't eager to go home; but if she was racing Kat there, she didn't care as long as she and her friend were having fun. "Hey! No fair! You had a head-start!" She laughed.

Kat just turned back around and blew a raspberry as she sped up. Kat was much taller than Li, and was able to run a lot faster, although they were the same age. Finally, she came to a stop in front of Li's house and turned around to watch her friend come panting up behind her. Smiling, she watched as Li let out a groan at her current loss.

"You always win!" Li whined, joking. "No fair!" The little seven year old pretended to throw a temper tantrum, but stopped when she caught the eye of her mother in the window. She didn't need another reason to be beat besides making friends with someone at school. "W-want to come in?" She asked softly. Kat sensed the fear in her voice but didn't understand where it came from.

"Sure! I have time before I have to be home!" She replied, and followed Li in the door.

As the two children walked in, Kat noticed how dreary and dark it seemed. There were no lights on, and considering it was a dark day outside as it was about to rain, the shadows in the corners seemed to reach out for her, to claim her soul. There were no signs of Li's parents, as if Li was the only one living in the supposedly empty house, which only scared the little child even more. Li seemed as though she was used to it, because she showed no signs of fear or dread as she opened the door to the basement.

"Come on," Li said, giving her friend an encouraging smile. "I want to show you something..." Her voice trailed off as she stepped down the stairs and was devoured by the awaiting darkness. Kat hesitated; the house was scary enough without stepping into total nothing. She even bet that once you got down far enough, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. But if her friend was willing to descend down, she should too. She knew Li would never harm her... would she? Slowly, she set her hand on the railing and cautiously lowered herself, one step at a time, into the basement.

After what seemed like an eternity, she reached the bottom landing. She couldn't see, let alone sense her friend anywhere near her. "Li?" She called. She heard a reply from the back of the room, far behind her.

"Nani?" Came her friend's voice. She knew she was allright and nothing was going to happen, but what seven year old isn't afraid of the dark sometimes?

"Where are you?" Kat called again. "Can you flip on a light please?"

"Hm? Okay, sure." A few seconds later, a golden glow illuminated the half of the room behind her, raising Kat's curiousity. She began treading with care towards it, stepping around various clutter and debris on the basement floor. When she reached the back of the room, she stepped through the door and saw Li standing in front of a tall wooden table, where the light seemed to be coming from.

Li turned halfway around to face her, and smiled. "I want you to have something." She turned towards the table again and motioned for Kat to join her. Kat did as she was told, and her eyes lit up with excitement and wonder as she saw what lay on the table Li was observing.

On the table were two golden items. One was a small band, with the Eye of Ra on it, which made sense considering the table was covered in heiroglyphs, which Kat failed to notice before. Li picked up the band and closed it around her right upper-arm, and smiled at her friend. Kat had no idea what was going on, and Li sensed it. She began to explain: "Long ago in days long past, in Ancient Egypt, pharoahs played a game of great power using the Millenium Items. The game greatly resembled Duel Monsters," she said, taking out her deck and holding it up for Kat to see. "Except whoever won the game was to dominate the world. The game got out of hand," She kneeled down next to the wooden table and seemed to read the story off of the heiroglyphic writing on the side. "And a powerful pharoah known as the King Of Games used his immense power to seal the Games away for eternity, locking the knowledge inside the Millenium Items." She finished and stood back up to face Kat. "These are two of them. This is the Millenium Armband; it has the power of prophecy. This," she said, picking up the second Item on the table, "Is the Millenium Crest.* It has the power to summon spirits." Kats eyes lit up in amazement as she ran her fingers over the wonder she was handed. It was pure gold, and had a five-pointed star in front of a crescent moon, and in the very center of the star was the Eye of Ra, the replica of the symbol on Li's Item. It was hanging on a chain that was as golden as the light that engulfed the room. She was speechless; she had never seen something so beautiful and so rare.

Li smiled, and Kat smiled back at her.

The entire scene began to fade away... Li, Kat, the table, the room... everything faded until only complete darkness remained.

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Li's POV


My eyes fluttered back open, and I looked around. I was still on the couch, still had my left shoulder and my forehead bandaged, and was still apparently in the apartment that Kat owned. Then I called to my mind the memory I had forgotten, that I had just experienced. I had blocked it out when I moved away from my friends, when I thought I was never going to see them again. I looked around for Kat, but she was at the computer emailing someone. I tried to sit up, but the same pain shot through my shoulder again. At my outburst, Kat wheeled around and faced me, with the same look of concern on her face as earlier.

"Are you allright?" She asked, her voice sharp. She was not mad; just worried.

"I'm fine, just wondering where the heck I am and how I got here," I stated. Well, it was the truth! One minute I'm facing this drunk baboon that was very persistant, next I was on a couch, talking to a friend I hadn't seen for eight years, only God knows where.

Kat turned to face me, again sensing my confusion. She placed her hands on her lap, and calmly began answering my question. "This is my apartment. I don't live far from the Game Shop; I was going to surprise you because Taylor and I missed you so we decided to find you. We came and decided that he would meet you first, then I would show up one day to buy cards and surprise you. But I was taking a walk when I saw some guy drag you into the alley. I followed, and when I got to you you were passed out. I brought you here and dressed your wounds, and emailed Yugi." She said it so calm, as if she were giving a report on worms or something.

"Um... okay..." I wanted to sit up and hug her or something, but my injuries prevented me from doing so. I felt drowsy again, and heard Kat say something.

"I gave you some pain reliever; and it's working. For the next few hours, you'll drift in and out of consciousness..." That was all I heard. I had passed out again.


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Li~ Jeez.

Yami Li~ Did you FINALLY forget about Mrs. Lt?

Li~ GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Yami Li~ -_-'

Ryou~ I guess I'll do the preview. Next chapter: Li wakes up at home. Kat is upstairs talking to Grandpa, and Yami Yugi decides to check on Li. In the privacy of the basement, what will happen when Li wakes up to find Yami Yugi so close to her? READ AND FIND OUT!!!

Li~ SERIOUSLY?!

Ryou~ Yes. That's what the script says. *holds it up for Li to see*

Li~ *snatches script* OMG IT DOES!!!

Yami Bakura~ Hehehe... *nudges Li in the ribs* You gotta thing for him, eh?

Li~ *blushes badly* NO! NO I DON'T!

Yami Bakura~ *nudge nudge*

Li~ Stop.

Yami Bakura~ *nudge nudge*

Li~ Stop.

Yami Bakura~ *nudge nudge*

Li~ Stop.

Yami Bakura~ *nudge--*

Li~ *SMACK*

Yami Bakura~ x_x

Li~ I'm sorry YB... I like ya and all BUT ENOUGH WITH THE NUDGING!!!!

Yami Li~ *sweatdrop*

Ryou~ Uh.... Read and review people!






***- 'Nani' means 'what' in case you wanted to know.

**- This actually happened to my friend one time; poor guy.

*- Is this an actual item? The millenium crest? I didnt know or not...