Author's note: I'm back.. Midterms are over. report cards were distributed
(honor roll for the first time in my high school life!).. I feel like a
much better person. it took me some time to get this typed up with the
demands of other family members to use the computer (and that applies to my
other fics too!) But, I do write in a notebook, and I'm in the middle of
writing chapter four. for upcoming spoilers in this for all the curious.
I'll be putting up ideas and stuff on my journal and actually, I have a
snippet of my first version of this there, written up back in December. so
anyway. I hope you enjoy this chappie. review please!!!
Disclaimer: Only Katrina belongs to me. heck. I'm her!!!!! Everyone and everything else doesn't..
Chapter Three- Things Heat Up
Solomon Moto was behind the counter when Yugi and Katrina returned to the Game Shop. He smiled when he saw them holding hands.
"Hello Yugi."
The two instinctively let go of each other's hands. Katrina shyly took a step back, while Yugi stepped forward.
"Hi grandpa. This is Katrina, a new girl at school. She's expressed an interest in learning about Duel Monsters," Yugi explained.
Katrina, still feeling a bit shy, waved slightly and greeted him with a soft hello. Solomon gave her a welcoming smile.
"Hello Katrina. Welcome to Domino. Did you have a good first day of school here?"
Katrina nodded.
"Yes I did, sir."
"Just call me grandpa." Then he turned back to Yugi.
"Yugi, would you like me to help explain Duel Monsters?"
Yugi shook his head.
"That's okay grandpa, but thanks anyway," Yugi said somewhat stiffly before changing the subject.
"Where's mom?"
"Your mother just left to run some errands. She'll be back soon."
Yugi nodded.
"I'll be in the living room if you need me for anything," he said as he motioned Katrina to follow him into the house.
As Katrina followed Yugi, many thoughts ran through her mind. Several hours ago, she didn't have any neighborhood friends and now she was at a friend's (or perhaps could be something more) house about to learn something new. Yugi was marveling at what happened today; Tea, although hadn't admitted it yet, had a crush on Yami, Tristan had a crush on Serenity and Joey somewhat had one on Mai. Yugi was glad he wasn't the odd one out anymore. Upon entering Yugi's house, it was fairly dark, so Yugi turned the lights on. He dropped his backpack by the couch. Katrina quietly followed what he did as Yugi pulled his deck out of his backpack's pocket.
"Go sit on the couch, Katrina. Don't look so tense," Yugi said, trying to make her feel comfortable.
Katrina gave him a small smile before sitting on the couch.
"Yugi?"
Yugi looked up from his deck.
"Mm?"
'Thanks for showing me around Domino; it was really kind of you."
Yugi shrugged.
"You're welcome. Domino's an okay place to live."
Yugi sat beside Katrina and showed her his deck. She flipped the first face down card over to see.
" The Dark Magician, my favorite card by far. This is one of the strongest cards with an attack of 2500. Its attack points and defense points," he said, pointing at the numbers, "can be raised by some magic cards." Yugi went on explaining for another 20 minutes.
He could tell that Katrina had paid attention, but saw that she was still slightly tense. Yugi sighed, the enthusiasm from explaining Duel Monsters.
"Katrina, what can I do to make you more comfortable here?"
He looked at her straight in the eye. Her eyes looked as if she was sad, or something that she wanted very much wasn't obtainable.
It was a few moments before Katrina said something somewhat shakily.
"I. I'm just homesick right now, that's all; moving completely across the country to live in a entirely different place, away from the dear friends I made over the years. being taken away from them is just terribly painful.."
Her downcast eyes lifted to look at Yugi. He was looking her the same way during their free period: in a lovesick kind of way. Katrina looked at him amusedly then shook her head.
"Yugi, you are the only person I know who makes it clear you have a crush on someone the first day," she said with a hint of surprise in her voice.
Unfortunately, Katrina's cell phone rang and she was obliged to pick it up. Her parents had called as to why she wasn't home yet. After Katrina explained (untruthfully) that she was already making her way home, she hung up and saw Yugi was still in a lovesick mood. Katrina sighed; she really didn't want to leave Yugi at the moment. He looked so adorable, with his body leaning all the way back into the couch and his head turned toward her and eyes focused yet dazed on her. She knew what he was thinking about and stood up.
"I do really have to go home now, but do you want me to come by again Friday evening? I can get away with sleeping over here then, I bet," she offered softly.
Yugi snapped out of it almost immediately.
"Really?" he asked, feeling both hopeful and happy.
"Of course! Now before anybody comes in." Katrina swept down and kissed Yugi on the lips. Before she could withdraw, Yugi put his hands on Katrina's face and returned the kiss right back. Reluctantly, they broke apart so Katrina could go home. Katrina put her jacket and backpack and headed for the door. Looking back at Yugi, one again in his comfortable position on the couch, she said happily,
"I'll see you tomorrow at school, good night Yugi."
Yugi smiled.
"Yeah, good night. See you at school; sleep well."
When Katrina left, Yugi took his things up to his bedroom. There, Yami chose to appear. Yugi looked out from his closet to see Yami leaning on his desk.
'Oh, hello, I didn't expect you to come out,'' Yugi said as he closed his closet door.
Battle City had only ended a little while ago and Yami rarely left the Puzzle since then.
"If there was ever suitable advice for you, then it is to control yourself," Yami said wisely.
Yugi, still thinking about the kiss, looked confused. Yami decided to go a little further in depth with what he meant. "One advice presented to you once was to follow your heart. But there are times when it can cause trouble. You showed Katrina your feelings about her today and now have planned for her to sleep over here on Friday night Have you put any thought as to what could result?" Yami asked sincerely.
Yugi sat down on his bed.
" I don't think anything major could happen." he said, almost to himself.
"Yugi, how long have you known her?"
" Ten or eleven hours." then he paused for a moment.
".It's too soon to start anything serious."
Yami nodded.
"It's like anything else. You can't duel competitively if you've only just learned the game. When the time is right, then you can do what you want, but it's true that right now, it's all too soon to start anything serious."
Yugi bowed his head.
"I don't want anything to happen that may result in unhappiness." Then he looked up at Yami gratefully.
"Thank you."
'You're a friend of mine, Yugi. That is what I am here for," Yami said, then withdrawing back into the Puzzle.
As Katrina made her way back home, a car passed by her, the music blaring a very familiar song to her ears. It made her stop and think about what had just happened. It wasn't like her at all to do anything like that, and promised herself to take things between Yugi and her a bit slower.
- There's the end of Chapter Three! Hoped you liked it! Btw, the song Katrina heard was Spinnin' Around. great song.. Review!
Disclaimer: Only Katrina belongs to me. heck. I'm her!!!!! Everyone and everything else doesn't..
Chapter Three- Things Heat Up
Solomon Moto was behind the counter when Yugi and Katrina returned to the Game Shop. He smiled when he saw them holding hands.
"Hello Yugi."
The two instinctively let go of each other's hands. Katrina shyly took a step back, while Yugi stepped forward.
"Hi grandpa. This is Katrina, a new girl at school. She's expressed an interest in learning about Duel Monsters," Yugi explained.
Katrina, still feeling a bit shy, waved slightly and greeted him with a soft hello. Solomon gave her a welcoming smile.
"Hello Katrina. Welcome to Domino. Did you have a good first day of school here?"
Katrina nodded.
"Yes I did, sir."
"Just call me grandpa." Then he turned back to Yugi.
"Yugi, would you like me to help explain Duel Monsters?"
Yugi shook his head.
"That's okay grandpa, but thanks anyway," Yugi said somewhat stiffly before changing the subject.
"Where's mom?"
"Your mother just left to run some errands. She'll be back soon."
Yugi nodded.
"I'll be in the living room if you need me for anything," he said as he motioned Katrina to follow him into the house.
As Katrina followed Yugi, many thoughts ran through her mind. Several hours ago, she didn't have any neighborhood friends and now she was at a friend's (or perhaps could be something more) house about to learn something new. Yugi was marveling at what happened today; Tea, although hadn't admitted it yet, had a crush on Yami, Tristan had a crush on Serenity and Joey somewhat had one on Mai. Yugi was glad he wasn't the odd one out anymore. Upon entering Yugi's house, it was fairly dark, so Yugi turned the lights on. He dropped his backpack by the couch. Katrina quietly followed what he did as Yugi pulled his deck out of his backpack's pocket.
"Go sit on the couch, Katrina. Don't look so tense," Yugi said, trying to make her feel comfortable.
Katrina gave him a small smile before sitting on the couch.
"Yugi?"
Yugi looked up from his deck.
"Mm?"
'Thanks for showing me around Domino; it was really kind of you."
Yugi shrugged.
"You're welcome. Domino's an okay place to live."
Yugi sat beside Katrina and showed her his deck. She flipped the first face down card over to see.
" The Dark Magician, my favorite card by far. This is one of the strongest cards with an attack of 2500. Its attack points and defense points," he said, pointing at the numbers, "can be raised by some magic cards." Yugi went on explaining for another 20 minutes.
He could tell that Katrina had paid attention, but saw that she was still slightly tense. Yugi sighed, the enthusiasm from explaining Duel Monsters.
"Katrina, what can I do to make you more comfortable here?"
He looked at her straight in the eye. Her eyes looked as if she was sad, or something that she wanted very much wasn't obtainable.
It was a few moments before Katrina said something somewhat shakily.
"I. I'm just homesick right now, that's all; moving completely across the country to live in a entirely different place, away from the dear friends I made over the years. being taken away from them is just terribly painful.."
Her downcast eyes lifted to look at Yugi. He was looking her the same way during their free period: in a lovesick kind of way. Katrina looked at him amusedly then shook her head.
"Yugi, you are the only person I know who makes it clear you have a crush on someone the first day," she said with a hint of surprise in her voice.
Unfortunately, Katrina's cell phone rang and she was obliged to pick it up. Her parents had called as to why she wasn't home yet. After Katrina explained (untruthfully) that she was already making her way home, she hung up and saw Yugi was still in a lovesick mood. Katrina sighed; she really didn't want to leave Yugi at the moment. He looked so adorable, with his body leaning all the way back into the couch and his head turned toward her and eyes focused yet dazed on her. She knew what he was thinking about and stood up.
"I do really have to go home now, but do you want me to come by again Friday evening? I can get away with sleeping over here then, I bet," she offered softly.
Yugi snapped out of it almost immediately.
"Really?" he asked, feeling both hopeful and happy.
"Of course! Now before anybody comes in." Katrina swept down and kissed Yugi on the lips. Before she could withdraw, Yugi put his hands on Katrina's face and returned the kiss right back. Reluctantly, they broke apart so Katrina could go home. Katrina put her jacket and backpack and headed for the door. Looking back at Yugi, one again in his comfortable position on the couch, she said happily,
"I'll see you tomorrow at school, good night Yugi."
Yugi smiled.
"Yeah, good night. See you at school; sleep well."
When Katrina left, Yugi took his things up to his bedroom. There, Yami chose to appear. Yugi looked out from his closet to see Yami leaning on his desk.
'Oh, hello, I didn't expect you to come out,'' Yugi said as he closed his closet door.
Battle City had only ended a little while ago and Yami rarely left the Puzzle since then.
"If there was ever suitable advice for you, then it is to control yourself," Yami said wisely.
Yugi, still thinking about the kiss, looked confused. Yami decided to go a little further in depth with what he meant. "One advice presented to you once was to follow your heart. But there are times when it can cause trouble. You showed Katrina your feelings about her today and now have planned for her to sleep over here on Friday night Have you put any thought as to what could result?" Yami asked sincerely.
Yugi sat down on his bed.
" I don't think anything major could happen." he said, almost to himself.
"Yugi, how long have you known her?"
" Ten or eleven hours." then he paused for a moment.
".It's too soon to start anything serious."
Yami nodded.
"It's like anything else. You can't duel competitively if you've only just learned the game. When the time is right, then you can do what you want, but it's true that right now, it's all too soon to start anything serious."
Yugi bowed his head.
"I don't want anything to happen that may result in unhappiness." Then he looked up at Yami gratefully.
"Thank you."
'You're a friend of mine, Yugi. That is what I am here for," Yami said, then withdrawing back into the Puzzle.
As Katrina made her way back home, a car passed by her, the music blaring a very familiar song to her ears. It made her stop and think about what had just happened. It wasn't like her at all to do anything like that, and promised herself to take things between Yugi and her a bit slower.
- There's the end of Chapter Three! Hoped you liked it! Btw, the song Katrina heard was Spinnin' Around. great song.. Review!