Chapter 6: Operation Happiness
Disclaimer: Don't own YGO
**NOTE: Yugi has grown, ok? He's like the same height as Joey or Tristan.
Also, I'm really bad with names, so I didn't really name Serenity's former boyfriend. You guys can name him whatever in your minds.
Joey glanced out the window. Five more minutes 'til Yugi arrives, he thought excitedly.
He went upstairs to his room. "Hey Serenity? Could ya get the door when Yuge comes? Tell 'im I'll be right down, 'kay?"
"All right, Joey." He heard his sister's muffled reply through the closed door.
Exactly five minutes later, Yugi stood on the steps leading to Joey's house and rang the doorbell. He was precisely on time, as usual.
Serenity opened the door. "Hello Yugi! Come on in, Joey's doing something in his room. He'll be right down, though." Held the door wider to let Yugi inside. "Ok, thanks Serenity." He smiled at her.
"Would you like some lemonade? I made some today." "Uh, sure." Yugi blushed.
Ever since after Serenity's eye surgery when he had first met her, Yugi had had a secret crush on her. Of course, he hadn't exactly announced it to the world like Tristan had, so only Yami and Tea really knew. He was beginning to suspect maybe Joey knew, too.
"Here you go." Serenity smiled again, leaning slightly so hand the glass to Yugi, who was sitting on a chair in the kitchen.
"Th-thanks." Yugi stammered.
"No problem." As she straightened, something clattered to the floor. Yugi bent down to pick it up. He withdrew his breath sharply when he saw what the pieces really were. Or what they were supposed to be.
There were exactly three pieces that Yugi picked up: a broken necklace chain, and two pieces of a golden locket. One side had a picture of Serenity (in her better days) laughing. The other side had a picture of a good-looking guy around her age.
"Oh, um, here." Yugi handed her all the pieces. "Oh, NO!!" Serenity whispered.
A tear slowly trickled down, then more followed and soon Serenity was sobbing as if her own heart had been broken... again.
Serenity clutched the pieces close to her own heart. Her shoulder started to shake.
Yugi tentatively patted her back and then after some hesitation, stepped closer to hug her.
Serenity's eyes widened, but only ofr a moment. She buried her face on Yugi's chest and cried.
After a while, Serenity stopped, although not entirely.
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I got your shirt all wet." She blushed in embarrassment as she wiped the last of her tears, still sniffing.
"That's ok. Here." Yugi handed her his handkerchief. "Thank you." Serentiy looked down at her feet. Now she felt uncomfortable. She had just burst into tears in front of Yugi. What would he think?
"Let me get you one of Joey's shirts." Serenity said as she went down to the laundry room and grabbed a clean T-shirt from the neatly folded pile she had made earlier.
"Thanks Serenity." She smiled a little in return.
Both of them sat down on the couch, Serenity facing Yugi. She toyed with her broken jewelry pieces, eyes now red and puffy.
"Do...do you...miss him a lot?" Yugi asked quietly. He was cautious because this might trigger another overflow of tears, but sometimes, he thought problems were best dealt with when they were talked about.
Serenity looked at him sadly, but not with anger. It hurt her to talk about him, like a sore spot, but she knew Yugi had good intentions. "Yeah. It's like this locket. He and I were just pieces until we met each other. I felt like he was the right person for me...like a soulmate. Of course, e didn't really DO anything serious...if you know what I mean." Serenity blushed at the thought.
"But every moment I spent with him was the brightest moments of my life. He was always helping me back up when I was down, and talking ot me and making me laugh when I was mad or frustrated. Then he died. I was a piece again, like the piece of a puzzle. I feel broken." Serenity started crying again, but stopped sooner this time.
"I thought fate would bring us together. I thought destiny would keep us at our rightful places. Boy, was I wrong." Her voice had a hint of bitterness, but since Serenity was a naturally kind person, she still tried to hide the anger she felt towards the unfairness of her life.
Yugi then suddenly noticed how when Serenity smiled, the warmth on her face didn't exactly reach the depth of her eyes. They always seemed to remain remote and in a way, cold.
"You don't think he still wants you to grieve for him?" Yugi asked quietly. "Did you ever consider...that what you're doing ot yourself and those around you isn't something he would have wanted?" Yugi met her eye- to-eye.
"I know I should stop my misery. Its been over a year now, right? I should just forget about him, right? You people think you know so much? How would you know? You don't go through pain and suffering every day. You don't have nightmares about someone you loved and what you could have done, if you were at the scene to help him! How would you know? You wouldn't! Nobody does! They think they can heal you, help you. Well, they don't! I HATE people getting into my life and telling me what to do!" Serenity started crying again.
"I'm sorry." She sobbed. "I know I shouldn't take all my frustration out on you. I really want to smile again, to laugh again." She met Yugi's gaze, her face streaked with tears. "I'd give ANYTHING," she whispered. She hugged Yugi and he hugged her back.
He felt the same pain that pierced her heart. That was so like Yugi, always going through the same pain and happiness as his friends, always right besides them. And even if Yugi didn't know Serenity that well, she was still his friend (and his secret crush) so he felt really bad for her.
Just then, Serenity felt something. Deep in her heart, as if something had awakened after a long night's sleep. She hadn't felt like this since...she laughed, a soft and melodious sound to Yugi's ears. He looked at her in surprise.
"Thank you, Yugi." Serenity leaned back on her seat contentedly. "Huh? For what?" Yugi asked confusedly.
"Letting it all out, and you were listening. That helped. No one ever listened to me straight out. Or if they stayed silent, I could feel them restraining themselves, wanting to give me advice. You...you and Tea. You guys are different."
She looked up into Yugi's gentle violet eyes. It was as if a strong force was bringing them together. But neither resisted. And they moved closer...closer...
"Hey Yug!" Both jumped apart and the sound.
"Oh! Uh, um, hi Joey!" Yugi smiled at his best friend. "Sorry I'm late, I had to take care of sumthin' . Anyway, sis? I'll be back before dark 'kay? See ya!"
"Sure, bye Joey. Bye Yugi." She smiled at Yugi.
Only this time, her eyes were warm and sparkling. Yugi smiled back.
A/N: I understand what Serenity was telling Yugi might have been a little early for her age. I mean, how old is she? 14? I'm that and I haven't really found a 'soulmate' or anything, but let's just say she's one of the special kinds, okay? ^_^ Oh, and I'm having this spacing problem where my notes and the story gets kinda screwed up...I'll try to fix it, but in the meantime, please bear with me here. R+R as always!!!
Disclaimer: Don't own YGO
**NOTE: Yugi has grown, ok? He's like the same height as Joey or Tristan.
Also, I'm really bad with names, so I didn't really name Serenity's former boyfriend. You guys can name him whatever in your minds.
Joey glanced out the window. Five more minutes 'til Yugi arrives, he thought excitedly.
He went upstairs to his room. "Hey Serenity? Could ya get the door when Yuge comes? Tell 'im I'll be right down, 'kay?"
"All right, Joey." He heard his sister's muffled reply through the closed door.
Exactly five minutes later, Yugi stood on the steps leading to Joey's house and rang the doorbell. He was precisely on time, as usual.
Serenity opened the door. "Hello Yugi! Come on in, Joey's doing something in his room. He'll be right down, though." Held the door wider to let Yugi inside. "Ok, thanks Serenity." He smiled at her.
"Would you like some lemonade? I made some today." "Uh, sure." Yugi blushed.
Ever since after Serenity's eye surgery when he had first met her, Yugi had had a secret crush on her. Of course, he hadn't exactly announced it to the world like Tristan had, so only Yami and Tea really knew. He was beginning to suspect maybe Joey knew, too.
"Here you go." Serenity smiled again, leaning slightly so hand the glass to Yugi, who was sitting on a chair in the kitchen.
"Th-thanks." Yugi stammered.
"No problem." As she straightened, something clattered to the floor. Yugi bent down to pick it up. He withdrew his breath sharply when he saw what the pieces really were. Or what they were supposed to be.
There were exactly three pieces that Yugi picked up: a broken necklace chain, and two pieces of a golden locket. One side had a picture of Serenity (in her better days) laughing. The other side had a picture of a good-looking guy around her age.
"Oh, um, here." Yugi handed her all the pieces. "Oh, NO!!" Serenity whispered.
A tear slowly trickled down, then more followed and soon Serenity was sobbing as if her own heart had been broken... again.
Serenity clutched the pieces close to her own heart. Her shoulder started to shake.
Yugi tentatively patted her back and then after some hesitation, stepped closer to hug her.
Serenity's eyes widened, but only ofr a moment. She buried her face on Yugi's chest and cried.
After a while, Serenity stopped, although not entirely.
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I got your shirt all wet." She blushed in embarrassment as she wiped the last of her tears, still sniffing.
"That's ok. Here." Yugi handed her his handkerchief. "Thank you." Serentiy looked down at her feet. Now she felt uncomfortable. She had just burst into tears in front of Yugi. What would he think?
"Let me get you one of Joey's shirts." Serenity said as she went down to the laundry room and grabbed a clean T-shirt from the neatly folded pile she had made earlier.
"Thanks Serenity." She smiled a little in return.
Both of them sat down on the couch, Serenity facing Yugi. She toyed with her broken jewelry pieces, eyes now red and puffy.
"Do...do you...miss him a lot?" Yugi asked quietly. He was cautious because this might trigger another overflow of tears, but sometimes, he thought problems were best dealt with when they were talked about.
Serenity looked at him sadly, but not with anger. It hurt her to talk about him, like a sore spot, but she knew Yugi had good intentions. "Yeah. It's like this locket. He and I were just pieces until we met each other. I felt like he was the right person for me...like a soulmate. Of course, e didn't really DO anything serious...if you know what I mean." Serenity blushed at the thought.
"But every moment I spent with him was the brightest moments of my life. He was always helping me back up when I was down, and talking ot me and making me laugh when I was mad or frustrated. Then he died. I was a piece again, like the piece of a puzzle. I feel broken." Serenity started crying again, but stopped sooner this time.
"I thought fate would bring us together. I thought destiny would keep us at our rightful places. Boy, was I wrong." Her voice had a hint of bitterness, but since Serenity was a naturally kind person, she still tried to hide the anger she felt towards the unfairness of her life.
Yugi then suddenly noticed how when Serenity smiled, the warmth on her face didn't exactly reach the depth of her eyes. They always seemed to remain remote and in a way, cold.
"You don't think he still wants you to grieve for him?" Yugi asked quietly. "Did you ever consider...that what you're doing ot yourself and those around you isn't something he would have wanted?" Yugi met her eye- to-eye.
"I know I should stop my misery. Its been over a year now, right? I should just forget about him, right? You people think you know so much? How would you know? You don't go through pain and suffering every day. You don't have nightmares about someone you loved and what you could have done, if you were at the scene to help him! How would you know? You wouldn't! Nobody does! They think they can heal you, help you. Well, they don't! I HATE people getting into my life and telling me what to do!" Serenity started crying again.
"I'm sorry." She sobbed. "I know I shouldn't take all my frustration out on you. I really want to smile again, to laugh again." She met Yugi's gaze, her face streaked with tears. "I'd give ANYTHING," she whispered. She hugged Yugi and he hugged her back.
He felt the same pain that pierced her heart. That was so like Yugi, always going through the same pain and happiness as his friends, always right besides them. And even if Yugi didn't know Serenity that well, she was still his friend (and his secret crush) so he felt really bad for her.
Just then, Serenity felt something. Deep in her heart, as if something had awakened after a long night's sleep. She hadn't felt like this since...she laughed, a soft and melodious sound to Yugi's ears. He looked at her in surprise.
"Thank you, Yugi." Serenity leaned back on her seat contentedly. "Huh? For what?" Yugi asked confusedly.
"Letting it all out, and you were listening. That helped. No one ever listened to me straight out. Or if they stayed silent, I could feel them restraining themselves, wanting to give me advice. You...you and Tea. You guys are different."
She looked up into Yugi's gentle violet eyes. It was as if a strong force was bringing them together. But neither resisted. And they moved closer...closer...
"Hey Yug!" Both jumped apart and the sound.
"Oh! Uh, um, hi Joey!" Yugi smiled at his best friend. "Sorry I'm late, I had to take care of sumthin' . Anyway, sis? I'll be back before dark 'kay? See ya!"
"Sure, bye Joey. Bye Yugi." She smiled at Yugi.
Only this time, her eyes were warm and sparkling. Yugi smiled back.
A/N: I understand what Serenity was telling Yugi might have been a little early for her age. I mean, how old is she? 14? I'm that and I haven't really found a 'soulmate' or anything, but let's just say she's one of the special kinds, okay? ^_^ Oh, and I'm having this spacing problem where my notes and the story gets kinda screwed up...I'll try to fix it, but in the meantime, please bear with me here. R+R as always!!!
