Alrighty!! Yay!! Another chapter up!! Wow!! And I had only put up Chapter Two yesterday! Sheesh......Ah, I am so desperate for reviewers!! Lol......anyways.......I really wanted the font for their notes to show up but I'm positive that evil ff.net won't put it up. So Just imagine. *sniff* Yeah.....and this would be much longer if I used Times New Roman font size 12, but I always always always use Rockwell size 11......its my absolute favorite......*sniff* yeah....anyways, I'm sure you don't want to hear my rantings, so.......

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Yugioh, or anything else in this fic that could start a lawsuit. I'm innocent, DAMN YOU!! INNOCENT!!!!!!!!

Chapter Three: Passing Notes (((((6 ½ pages on Microsoft Word..Yeah, please don't ask why I put this up.....for I don't know.....just to give myself something to do, I guess........^^;;)))))

Yugi's fingers shook while he attempted to put his Puzzle back together. Tears brimmed his eyelids, and no amount of blinking could stop them from falling.

"How could he?!" Yugi slammed his small fists on the table, causing the pieces to tremble and dance on the tabletop. "How could he?! I thought that Joey, MY Joey, loved me!! And then he goes off behind my back and makes out with Tristan!! Not to mention the fact that he completely ignores me when I find them!!" Yugi's head fell on the table, and he wrapped his arms around his head, wishing that the world would just swallow him up at that very moment.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar, comforting voice.

"Yugi? Are you alright?" The soft voice of his childhood friend reached his ears.

"Oh, Tea! It's just awful!!" Yugi fell into Tea's arms and sobbed into her freshly pressed blouse. Luckily, Tea didn't seem to care.

Yugi proceeded to tell Tea all that he had witnessed that morning.

Tea's eyes opened wide with concern. "Are you sure it was Tristan? I mean, your eyes could have been deceiving you....."

Yugi looked up at Tea and shook his head.

"Or not....." Tea averted her eyes. "So, what are you going to do, Yugi?" Tea stroked Yugi's hair.

Yugi sniffled. "Well.....first, I'm going to finish putting my Puzzle back to together. Then, I'm going to tell Yami everything that happened. Third, I'm gonna.....I'm gonna....oh, I don't know....I was hoping you would know..." Yugi looked away sheepishly.

A smile stretched across the young girl's face. "I'll talk to them. I'm sure that they'll listen to me." Tea let go of Yugi and gave him a warm smile. "Don't worry......" Tea walked away.

Yugi's head slumped down. He choked out one word before he couldn't sustain the tears anymore. "Joey...."

~*~*~*~*~Locker break~*~*~*~*~

Joey fumbled with the lock on his locker. The numbers and little lines swam in front of his delusional face.

"23-43-.....oh what was the last one? I always forget that one....23-43- ....35? No.23-43-...." A voice startled him and made his hand twitch.

"Hiya, Joey! How are ya feeling today?" The brightness and chipperness of the voice was almost unbearable.

Joey groaned. "I'm so friggin tired......" Joey banged his head on his locker, which miraculously caused it to swing open. "Yes!! Thank you, exhaustion!!" Joey exchanged his books and binders in complete glee.

"Um.....anyway......so, what exactly happened this morning?" Tea asked sheepishly, expecting the worst.

Joey blinked. "What are you talking about, woman?"

Tea's left eyebrow raised. "Oh....ok, then.....never mind me......" She gave Joey a Look and hoped she'd get the results she wanted.

"Girl, you've gone crackers. I gotta get to class. See ya......" Joey walked down the hallway.

"Joey, wait!! You're going the wrong way!! Joey!!" Tea sweatdropped.

The blonde spun around. "I knew that........"

~*~*~*~*~Five minutes later~*~*~*~*~

Tristan slid into his seat in his next class. He smiled at Tea when she slid into the one diagonal of him. A folded up sheet of paper landed on his desk. Tristan opened it up covered his eyes at the glow from the neon sparkly pink ink from Tea's pen collection. It was written in loopy cursive and the I's were dotted with hearts.

Hey Tristan!! It's Tea, duh!! Anyways, can you come over to my house tonight? I really really really really really really need to talk to you about something really really really important!!! We could just pretend to be doing our homework so my mom won't get suspicious. Good thing she trusts you!! WBS!! ~Tea

Tristan shook his head. "Tea, Tea, Tea" He laughed to himself. He brought out his lucky pen and scribbled a note back in his horribly illegible handwriting, which can't be described in any type of font on my Microsoft Word. But I'll try. I don't even know if they'll show it up here at FF.net. So don't shoot my head off if it's just Times New Roman or Arial or whatever. Anyways, I'm sure you don't want to hear me rant so I'll shut up now. On with the story.

Sheesh, Tea. Lay off on the preppy and the neon, will ya?! Anyways, sounds like fun. What's so important that you can't tell me right now? Whatever. I'll bring my math book. You know, the one that I never look in. Heh heh heh. -Tristan

Tristan folded it up carefully and tossed it at Tea. His aim wasn't that great and unfortunately hit the back of her head instead of her desk, causing her to yelp. The teacher peered at the girl with his beady little eyes.

"Is there a problem, Ms. Gardner?" The professor blinked at the young lady.

Tea gulped. "No-no, sir. Not at all." Her foot slid towards the note on the ground. Unfortunately, the teacher saw.

"Oh really? Then what's that by your foot?" He bent down and picked up the note. He unfolded it and read it to himself, smiling evilly to himself. "It looks like Tea here has a boyfriend, don't you agree, Tristan?"

Both Tea and Tristan blushed.

The teacher smirked. "I ask that you keep your love lives outside of class, love birds. And perhaps you should open your Math book, Tristan. It might pull up your grades. Anyway, when dividing fractions, don't forget to multiply the reciprocal blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah."

The class returned to their midday naps after a tiny moment of entertainment.

~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile~*~*~*~*~

Joey slipped into his desk behind Yugi. He leaned towards the short teen and whispered near his ear. "Hey Yugi. What's up?"

Instead of hearing the usual reply of "pigeon poop" (A/N: heh heh.I just thought I could add an inside joke of mine in there for the reader's amusement.....heh heh heh......ok I'll shut up now.), Joey was hit full blast with the cold shoulder. He sat up when the teacher called the class to order.

The blonde was hurt and confused. He quickly scribbled a note and passed it to Yugi.

Yugi, What's wrong? You seem down in the dumps, buddy. C'mon tell me! I love you and I wanna know!! Love always, Joey

Joey looked at Yugi's back, hoping for a quick reply. What happened was unexpected. Yugi crumpled the note up and tossed it at the trashcan. It missed and flew into the teacher's range. She walked over to the paper and picked it up. Joey blanched.

"What's this? A note, I see.let's see what it says." She opened it up and began reading it to the class, much to Joey's dismay.

"Yugi, what's wrong? You seem down in the dumps, buddy. Come one, tell me. I.love you.and I wanna know....Love....always.....Joey....." The teacher flushed madly as she tossed it into the trash. "Boys, I suggest you keep your love life outside of class.....Class quiet down....." The class was whispering and staring at Yugi and Joey. Yugi seemed to shrink lower and lower into his seat while Joey seemed to be in shock.

Yugi leaned back and hissed, "Nice going, Wheeler. Now they have yet another reason to pound me to a pulp."

Joey quietly yelped and banged his head on his desk. ::My life....is over.::

~*~*~*~*~Right after school let out~*~*~*~*~

Tristan spotted Joey struggling with his locker. He ran over to his love and laughed.

"Hey, Joe. Looks like you need help with your locker. Again." Tristan chuckled.

Joey looked at Tristan with tired eyes. "Tristan, what's my combination?"

Tristan rummaged through his notebooks and pulled one out. He leafed through the pages and stopped at one. "Alright, it's 23-43-25. Got it?"

"Thanks buddy." Joey turned the dial and pulled open the door.

The brunette peered at his best friend. "Is anything the matter, Joe?"

Joey sighed. "I think I'll just walk home today, Tris. See ya."

Tristan watched as the one he loved somberly walked down the sidewalk. "Hey, Joey!! You're going the wrong way!!" His eyes brimmed with concern for his best friend who turned around and walked past him, muttering a quick "I knew that".

Tristan's mind switched on and he remembered his appointment with Tea. He slipped his helmet on, unhitched his motorcycle, and sped off to Tea's house.

~*~*~*~*~At Tea's house~*~*~*~*~

Tea leaned on the poster-covered wall in her bedroom. "Tristan. I have to be forward with you. How could you do that? I can't believe you!"

Tristan looked at her strangely. "What are you talking about? Are you feeling okay?"

Tea screeched in frustration. "YES I'M FEELING FINE!!! NOW WHY WON'T ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!" After she had had her little fit, she scrunched up in a corner, and started to cry.

Tristan crawled over to her and put his hand on her forehead. "I think you have a fever. You're burning up. Maybe you're just being delusional, Tea."

"I am NOT delusional!! All I want to know is why you and Joey are doing this to him!! He's innocent!! I mean, there's nothing about him that would make anyone hate him except for that big "King of Games" thing, but otherwise, he's just a nice ordinary guy!! So, why'd you two hafta go behind his back?! Ugh!! I need something to drink....would you like anything to drink, Tris?" Tea ran down the stairs before Tristan could answer the obviously rhetorical question.

"King of Games? She's talking about Yugi. But, that means....Yugi just doesn't know when to keep things to himself. Smooth move, telling Tea, Mutou. Now what have I gotten myself into?" Tristan talked to himself as he slumped back onto the door.

"She's number One. She's number One." A hoarse voice startled Tristan.

"Who's there?! I'm warning, I have a knife!!!" Tristan reached into his pocket and pulled out a Swiss Army knife.

The voice cackled. "Good. You'll be needing it. And don't you know me by now? If you don't, you had better get used to my voice; you'll be hearing it frequently."

The brunette gulped. "It's....it's you again."

"Why yes it is. Now shut up and listen. You'll be needing to draw the blood of five people. And Tea's the first in line."

Tristan scoffed. "You expect me to draw her blood?! Are you insane?! And what would happen if I don't, huh?"

A searing, but familiar pain erupted inside of Tristan. His heart felt as if it were being squeezed. Tristan screamed.

"STOP!!!"

The voice laughed. "I knew you'd give into my demands sooner or later.now, listen. You must draw the blood from her right foot, or else it won't work. Got it?"

Tristan blinked. "Her foot? That's an odd place for blood to be drawn......"

"Shut up! Now, I leave you. I expect the blood by midnight. I'll take it from you when you're asleep. Leave it under your pillow. I bid you farewell. And good luck. Oh and one more thing. When you have finished taking the blood, pull ONE leaf off of the clover and press it to her foot. It will close up the wound, but it'll leave a mark. Good luck. Mwa ha ha ha ha ha haaaa........" A swish of wind, and the voice was gone.

The teen had a fit. "Hey! Come back here!! I'm not finished with you!" Tristan shut up when he realized that Tea's little sister was peeking in through the door.

~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile, a few blocks from the Wheeler residence......~*~*~*~*~

Joey's head hung down, looking at the ground. He didn't need to watch where he was going, for he knew the way home by heart. Tears floated at the bottom of his eyes, threatening to spill out.

"What did I do to make Yugi so mad at me? What went wrong?"

Joey couldn't hold the tears back much longer. They spilled down his face and onto the ground, leaving small wet spots on the cement. He heard a male voice call his name, and he looked up, drying the tears pouring down his face.

"Joey, Joey, help me!!" A familiar British voice was calling out to him.

"Bakura?" the blonde saw a white haired boy running towards him. Bakura jumped behind Joey and started to tremble.

Joey sniffed. "Bullies after you again, Bakura?"

Bakura nodded and yelped when he saw the gang coming this way. "Here they come!! Hide me!!" Bakura dodged even farther behind the taller and started whimpering. "Joey, save me......"

Joey punched his hand into his other palm. "I can take 'em."

Bakura shook his head. "Not these ones. They're the bigger than all the rest and they're ten times worse. It's like Seto Kaiba's hatred put into muscle."

Joey blanched as he saw what looked like four ogres running at him. ::Uh oh......::

What appeared to be the leader opened his mouth. "Hey, you're the fag, ain't ya?"

Joey's face turned five shades of red. "I'm not a fag. I'm just.....not straight....."

The others chuckled. The one of the far left said, "Yup. You're a fag. Can I do the honors?"

The leader nodded and watched as his friend punched Joey in the face, right in the eye.

"Oooooggghhh......." Joey moaned in pain as he backed up, stumbled upon Bakura, and fell to the ground.

The bullies' eyes widened as he saw Bakura. "Hey, there's the other one!! Come one, boys, let's get 'em!!"

Bakura helped Joey up and shouted one word before hightailing it out of there.

"RUN!"

The boys ran and ran all the way to Joey's house where they were safe from the gang. Bakura decided that it was too dangerous to go back to his house, so he spent the night at Joey's.

~*~*~*~*~back at Tea's~*~*~*~*~

Her mouth trembled. "Are-are you ok, Tristan? You were yelling to Tea's Shakira's poster." She blinked.

Blood rushed to Tristan's face. "Shouldn't you be in bed?"

"It's 6:30."

"Well, they say that little girls get uh prettier when the sleep longer.....good bye now....." He shushed the small child out of the room.

Tristan walked over to the corner of the room, just as Tea walked in.

"Tristan? Are you all right? My sister said that you had gone mental. Where are you?"

~*~*~*~*~TBC~*~*~*~*~

Bah. This is my pitiful attempt at a cliffhanger. I know, I know. It sucks. So shoot me. Anyway.....yeah.....Well, thanks for the tip on the periods and shit. I read Chapter Two on the net and it did look awful. Lol....I'm still too lazy to go back and fix it though.....lol.......Anyways, its really too bad that the font thingey won't work on fanfiction.net. Its all pure evil..........