Alternative Price

Author's note: The story is rated PG-13 so it can stay on the site, but the real rating is R. The 1st chapter was short and rushed, so from now on I'll try to get the chapters at least past 1000 words and more time consuming.

Special thanks: THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO REVIEWED!!!!!! I WAS PSYCHED WHEN I READ YOUR REVIEWS! I should have done this in chapter 1, but thank you to all who wrote a Yu-Gi-Oh story for inspiration!

Disclaimer: Do I have to say it all the time?

'blah'=thoughts "blah"=speaking ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Chapter 2: Meetings with Yami

Yugi woke up, disoriented and exausted. "What happened?" he asked himself. "And who was that guy who saved me from those vampires?" As Yugi pondered about the events of last night, he felt the note in his hand and began to read it.

"I'll be back Little One. Until then, stay out of harm's way" Yugi was shocked. "It must have been that guy who wrote this note!" he exclaimed. "Great! Now I have a stalker!"

Yugi ran down to the kitchen and saw Grandpa's note on the counter. After Yugi read it, he fixed himself some breakfast. Still holding Yami's note, Yugi ate some cereal (a/n I don't really know if they eat cereal in Japan, so I'll say they do) while reading the note over and over again.

"I can't tell my friends about this. Tea will repeat her friendship speeches, Tristan will want to punch somebody, Joey will get worried, and Bakura might try to find out who it is. (a/n I'm using the dubbed names because I'm used to them. If I feel like it, I might switch to Japanese names) I want to figure this out on my own. Until then, nobody will know! Not even Grandpa!" he vowed, standing up and knocking over his cereal.

Unknown to Yugi, Yami was watching his every move and listening to his every word underneath a nearby tree. "The Little One will be mine when the time is right. But for now, I'll just protect him." Yami then disappeared.

At Domino, Yugi was dueling Joey near the windows. (a/n if you watch the show, you know what I mean) "Okay Joey, you may have used Time Wizard to make your Baby Dragon grow into Thousand Dragon, but it still can't beat this!" said Yugi confidently.

"Dark Magician, in attack mode! And I'll equip him with Book of Secret Arts! Making your Thousand Dragon, and your life points history!" Joey dropped his hand and hung his head.

"Aww nuts! I can't beat anybody with the deck I have. Yuge, teach me how to duel sometime!" Joey demanded. (a/n I know the duel was a little crude, but we're trying to focus on Yami and Yugi here!) Yugi just smiled innocently, when the bell rang and class started.

The students rushed over to their desks and waited for their teacher to start today's lesson. The teacher entered the room, walked over to his desk, and cleared his throat.

"Before I begin, there's a new student arriving into our classroom. Come in." he announced. The door slid open and in stood........Yami.

Yugi took a good look at Yami while everyone else whispered around. Yami looked exactly like Yugi. Only Yami was taller, and more dark. He had blond streaks that stood up in his hair while Yugi's flopped down. Yami's eyes..........his eyes were crimson and seemed locked on Yugi. This of course, made Yugi nervous.

"Our new student's name is Yami. Yami, why don't you sit behind Yugi Motou?" (a/n did I spell it right?) Yami promptly walked over and sat in the empty desk behind Yugi. Yugi was practically sweating and his heartbeat was skipping 3 beats.

Yami smirked at Yugi's reaction. 'Poor thing, scared because I simply stared at him.' he thought. While the teacher was continuing on with the day, Yugi started thinking about Yami.

'He looks so much like me. Is he the one who saved me? Is he even human because of his eyes? I really don't care, because he's sexy-Whoa! Wait a minute! Where did that come from?!' As the lesson went on, Yugi felt Yami slip a note into his pocket. When the teacher wasn't looking, Yugi opened the note to read it.

We meet again Little One. Wait for me near the bushes at lunch. There I'll answer your questions about me. P.S. Come alone. I don't like intruders..... -Yami

Yugi was scared stiff when he read the note. Behind him, Yami smirked.

At lunch, Yugi told Joey and the others that he had some business to attend to. When he reached the bushes, Yami was already waiting for him.

"Ah, Yugi Motou. I assume you came here looking for answers about my origins." Yami declared. Yugi nodded, unable to speak. 'Why can't I speak? He's only a cute sexy guy-Whoa! I really need to stop thinking that!' After the thoughts were gone, Yugi got his voice back.

"Who are you? Are you the one who wrote me that note I found this morning? Why do you look like me? Why did you ask me to come alone? Why does your name mean Darkness? Did you save me last night?" As Yugi rambled on and on with millions of questions, Yami just sat there and smirked.

Finally, Yugi stopped rambling and Yami began to speak. "First and foremost, yes I am the one who saved you last night, and left you the note in your hand. I asked you to come alone because I wanted to talk to you alone. I don't know why I look like you, but I know why my name means Darkness. My name means Darkness because I live in it. I love going out at night and do things." 'Things that you can't find out yet, Little One' Yamit thought.

"And last, my name is Yami. Now did I answer all your questions?" Yugi just stood there, eyes wide open while trying to absorb the information. Yami smirked. Finally, Yugi started to speak.

'T-t-thank you for saving me last night." he stuttered. Yami smirked. "No problem at all, Little One." he replied. Yugi then started to walk away.

"I'm going to eat with my friends now. I owe you, so if there's anything you need, tell me and I'll be there in a heartbeat." Yami nodded, and watched Yugi run off. 'Yes Yugi, when the time is right, I'll tell you exactly what I need.'

School was over, and Yugi was tired. 'I hope I don't run into any vampires on my way home' he thoght. 'Yami might not be there to save me' As Yugi walked off, saying good-bye to his friends. Yami came running up to him.

"Yugi! Yugi, wait up!" he called. Yugi waited for Yami to catch up. "Hi Yami, walking home the same way?" asked Yugi. Yami smiled.

"Actually, I came to walk you home, so you don't get harmed along the way." Yugi smiled a sunny smile and the two began to walk.

'Wow! I can't believe that not one vampire got even 5 feet of me!' thought Yugi excitedly. Yami smirked. 'That's 'cause I put a barrier shield around you that only lets me close to you' Then Yami turned to Yugi. "Well, Yugi I need to get home. I'll see you tomorrow?" he asked.

"Sure!" Yugi replied. Yami then left. When Yami was out of sight, Yugi felt a note in his jacket and began to read it.

Tomorrow will be a peaceful day. Meet me at the same bushes. I have something to tell you. Come alone. -Yami ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Well, how was the 2nd chapter? Longer? Better? Tell me in your reviews please! ^_^ If joey was a little OCC, I'm sorry. I'm not very good when it comes to writing Yugi's friends. So, please make a newbie author happy and write some reviews.