Disclaimer: Sariah: Whew! I'm back on! Praise the administrators for not
taking me off forever!!!!!
Marik: Yeah, yeah... I don't like the administrators. I'm STILL stuck here. And I'm starting to itch. Can you untie me, please?
Sariah: Maybe later. Now fulfill your purpose as my disclaimer slave.
Marik: *sighs* Alright. Sariah doesn't own Yu- Gi- Oh.
Sariah: Thanks Marik. You're a doll.
Marik: ^_^
SIDE NOTE: I once again thank the administrators for not taking me off for good... I'm trying right now not to do anything else that I'm not supposed to on this site. ^_^ I pray fate will look upon me kindly in the future. On to the ficcy!!!!
Yugi sat down again at the spot he'd met Seto Kaiba, Duke, and Tristan for the past week. He frowned slightly. He was in a tight situation, and he wasn't sure how he was going to get out of it.
He'd had a conversation with Joey that morning. Joey told him that his previous problem had ended positively, and that his special plans had been brought to the next day. Yugi was quite happy for his friend, but he was a little nervous about how it was going to go on his bet.
Kaiba, Duke, and Tristan arrived, looking indifferent. They didn't look like they'd been heartbroken or torn apart by a mob. They just looked indifferent... actually, maybe they looked a little stressed.
"What's up, guys?" Yugi leaned in closely.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow. "I got nothing."
Duke sighed and shook his head. "Nothing."
Tristan pouted. "Serenity didn't get it. I tried asking her out, but she didn't get it at all!"
Yugi stifled a laugh. "I... see..." he choked back his laughter and then smiled. "Well, we only have two days left guys. I'm sure one of you will find a girlfriend."
Kaiba groaned. "I don't think I could even stand TWO days..."
Tristan pounded his fist on the table. "We've had enough, Yugi! We want out!"
Duke nodded in agreement. "We're all done with the bet. We even agreed on it."
Yugi's face fell. "You're DONE? Already?" he looked very disappointed.
"Don't even try to make us feel guilty, Yugi. We're done," Kaiba narrowed his eyes at the crestfallen boy.
"Are you SURE?"
Duke nodded defiantly. "And that's final. We've been through enough."
Yugi looked up at them all. "WHY?"
Tristan sighed and rubbed his temples. "I think we could explain it best if we told him about today."
Duke snorted. "YOU can explain it to him; I've already said I'm done."
Kaiba turned his head. "I'm not explaining it either. I am NOT going to explain myself to him just because he's upset about it."
Tristan grumbled but began to tell Yugi about it anyway. "Okay, so, basically, nothing had happened to us so far. We had a little talk about it over lunch..."
(FLASHBACK)
Seto Kaiba, Duke Devlin, and Tristan Taylor sat down at one table. They all had disgruntled looks on their faces. For a while, none of them spoke. Kaiba finally broke the silence.
"So, you've been thinking about the past few days too, haven't you?" he asked the other two stressed boys.
Tristan pounded his fist on the table. "I've had it. I've had my heart broken, and over what? A bet and some stupid money. I have had enough of this."
Kaiba poked at his lunch, deciding that he wasn't going to eat whatever it was. He gave a defeated sigh. "I can't take anymore of this. I go from strict businessman to paranoid teenager in a little less than a week. I've been kicked, slapped, and worked like a dog, and I'm sick of it. And Yugi hasn't been doing anything except taking pleasure in watching us squirm. I doubt he's even been watching Joey."
Duke shook his head. "He hasn't. I've seen him walking around, talking to his teachers or his friends; but he doesn't really talk to Joey. And JOEY'S been acting funny, too. Why wouldn't he be hanging around with Yugi, anyway? Sure, he TALKS to Yugi occasionally, but usually he's off somewhere else. This whole thing is messed up."
Kaiba nodded. "I agree. That's why we have to take action. We have to tell Yugi like it is. We're through with his game."
Tristan sighed. "I hate to say it, but I agree. Yugi hasn't been doing his part, and we've all suffered instead. This isn't going very well for us. We have to tell him it's over."
"So we all agree that we have to tell him today," Kaiba beckoned the two in a sort of huddle. "No ifs, ands, or buts about it, alright?"
"Right."
So it was agreed. The minute school let out, they walked to the meeting spot together.
(END FLASHBACK)
When they'd finished, Yugi had a defeated look on his face. He looked up at them all, looking a little sorry.
"So... that's... that's just... it?"
"That's it," Kaiba told him firmly.
Yugi's bottom lip quivered. "But... but what about a-all th- that m- money I s- s- saved up?" the poor boy was on the verge of tears. "A- and it's b- been a week... I- I set all this up f- for..."
Kaiba shifted uncomfortably. "I don't care," he said stubbornly.
Tristan was looking a little squeamish, too. "Yugi, come on, don't do this..."
"We AGREED on this, Yugi," Duke added, though he looked extremely uncomfortable.
"B- but I had so much fun doing this and planning and... and... come on; you guys all said Joey couldn't get a girlfriend in a million years!" Yugi's lip quivered again.
Kaiba shifted again. "That's true..."
"How about we set it to end tomorrow," Tristan finally offered. "That way we can get out of this as quickly as possible, and Yugi can finish his bet. Does that work?"
Yugi perked up immediately. "I like that idea!"
Kaiba looked a little more comfortable. "I suppose that works. Duke?"
Duke thought it over before nodding in agreement. "Alright, Yugi; but just for tomorrow. Then we're done with this once and for all."
Yugi nodded happily. "Of course! Tomorrow! It's a deal."
"Then it's settled," Kaiba stood up. "I'm going home."
"Yeah; me too," Tristan stood up and left. Duke left shortly after.
"Yugi, you are an excellent actor, you know that, don't you?" Yami asked his companion as he floated around next to him. Yugi smiled as he walked along.
"You think so?" he blushed. "Oh, I've taken a couple courses. It's fun... you DID notice that I can make myself cry, didn't you?"
Yami laughed. "How could I not? You made it quite clear that you wanted to finish this bet." Yugi smiled.
"I sure did. And I'm going to love the outcome... sure, it IS a little low, but it is fun to go low once and a while."
"As long as you don't try to hurt anyone, or take over the world. But, then again, trying to take over the world is Marik's job."
Yugi laughed. "I wouldn't want to put him out of business." He started to sprint home.
"Phone calls?" Yami called after him as he followed.
"Yep!" replied Yugi, laughing at Yami's question.
SIDE NOTE: Wow... it's almost over!!!! NO!!!!! WAAAAH!!!!! Actually, there's just chapter nine after this, and then the epilogue, and then I'm done. Wow... I'm almost DONE. Do you know how WEIRD that is? I've never actually FINISHED something before!!!! It feels scary... YEEP!!!!! ^_^' Well, another chapter, and I hope you liked it. Please review A.S.A.P.!!!!!!!!!
Marik: Yeah, yeah... I don't like the administrators. I'm STILL stuck here. And I'm starting to itch. Can you untie me, please?
Sariah: Maybe later. Now fulfill your purpose as my disclaimer slave.
Marik: *sighs* Alright. Sariah doesn't own Yu- Gi- Oh.
Sariah: Thanks Marik. You're a doll.
Marik: ^_^
SIDE NOTE: I once again thank the administrators for not taking me off for good... I'm trying right now not to do anything else that I'm not supposed to on this site. ^_^ I pray fate will look upon me kindly in the future. On to the ficcy!!!!
Yugi sat down again at the spot he'd met Seto Kaiba, Duke, and Tristan for the past week. He frowned slightly. He was in a tight situation, and he wasn't sure how he was going to get out of it.
He'd had a conversation with Joey that morning. Joey told him that his previous problem had ended positively, and that his special plans had been brought to the next day. Yugi was quite happy for his friend, but he was a little nervous about how it was going to go on his bet.
Kaiba, Duke, and Tristan arrived, looking indifferent. They didn't look like they'd been heartbroken or torn apart by a mob. They just looked indifferent... actually, maybe they looked a little stressed.
"What's up, guys?" Yugi leaned in closely.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow. "I got nothing."
Duke sighed and shook his head. "Nothing."
Tristan pouted. "Serenity didn't get it. I tried asking her out, but she didn't get it at all!"
Yugi stifled a laugh. "I... see..." he choked back his laughter and then smiled. "Well, we only have two days left guys. I'm sure one of you will find a girlfriend."
Kaiba groaned. "I don't think I could even stand TWO days..."
Tristan pounded his fist on the table. "We've had enough, Yugi! We want out!"
Duke nodded in agreement. "We're all done with the bet. We even agreed on it."
Yugi's face fell. "You're DONE? Already?" he looked very disappointed.
"Don't even try to make us feel guilty, Yugi. We're done," Kaiba narrowed his eyes at the crestfallen boy.
"Are you SURE?"
Duke nodded defiantly. "And that's final. We've been through enough."
Yugi looked up at them all. "WHY?"
Tristan sighed and rubbed his temples. "I think we could explain it best if we told him about today."
Duke snorted. "YOU can explain it to him; I've already said I'm done."
Kaiba turned his head. "I'm not explaining it either. I am NOT going to explain myself to him just because he's upset about it."
Tristan grumbled but began to tell Yugi about it anyway. "Okay, so, basically, nothing had happened to us so far. We had a little talk about it over lunch..."
(FLASHBACK)
Seto Kaiba, Duke Devlin, and Tristan Taylor sat down at one table. They all had disgruntled looks on their faces. For a while, none of them spoke. Kaiba finally broke the silence.
"So, you've been thinking about the past few days too, haven't you?" he asked the other two stressed boys.
Tristan pounded his fist on the table. "I've had it. I've had my heart broken, and over what? A bet and some stupid money. I have had enough of this."
Kaiba poked at his lunch, deciding that he wasn't going to eat whatever it was. He gave a defeated sigh. "I can't take anymore of this. I go from strict businessman to paranoid teenager in a little less than a week. I've been kicked, slapped, and worked like a dog, and I'm sick of it. And Yugi hasn't been doing anything except taking pleasure in watching us squirm. I doubt he's even been watching Joey."
Duke shook his head. "He hasn't. I've seen him walking around, talking to his teachers or his friends; but he doesn't really talk to Joey. And JOEY'S been acting funny, too. Why wouldn't he be hanging around with Yugi, anyway? Sure, he TALKS to Yugi occasionally, but usually he's off somewhere else. This whole thing is messed up."
Kaiba nodded. "I agree. That's why we have to take action. We have to tell Yugi like it is. We're through with his game."
Tristan sighed. "I hate to say it, but I agree. Yugi hasn't been doing his part, and we've all suffered instead. This isn't going very well for us. We have to tell him it's over."
"So we all agree that we have to tell him today," Kaiba beckoned the two in a sort of huddle. "No ifs, ands, or buts about it, alright?"
"Right."
So it was agreed. The minute school let out, they walked to the meeting spot together.
(END FLASHBACK)
When they'd finished, Yugi had a defeated look on his face. He looked up at them all, looking a little sorry.
"So... that's... that's just... it?"
"That's it," Kaiba told him firmly.
Yugi's bottom lip quivered. "But... but what about a-all th- that m- money I s- s- saved up?" the poor boy was on the verge of tears. "A- and it's b- been a week... I- I set all this up f- for..."
Kaiba shifted uncomfortably. "I don't care," he said stubbornly.
Tristan was looking a little squeamish, too. "Yugi, come on, don't do this..."
"We AGREED on this, Yugi," Duke added, though he looked extremely uncomfortable.
"B- but I had so much fun doing this and planning and... and... come on; you guys all said Joey couldn't get a girlfriend in a million years!" Yugi's lip quivered again.
Kaiba shifted again. "That's true..."
"How about we set it to end tomorrow," Tristan finally offered. "That way we can get out of this as quickly as possible, and Yugi can finish his bet. Does that work?"
Yugi perked up immediately. "I like that idea!"
Kaiba looked a little more comfortable. "I suppose that works. Duke?"
Duke thought it over before nodding in agreement. "Alright, Yugi; but just for tomorrow. Then we're done with this once and for all."
Yugi nodded happily. "Of course! Tomorrow! It's a deal."
"Then it's settled," Kaiba stood up. "I'm going home."
"Yeah; me too," Tristan stood up and left. Duke left shortly after.
"Yugi, you are an excellent actor, you know that, don't you?" Yami asked his companion as he floated around next to him. Yugi smiled as he walked along.
"You think so?" he blushed. "Oh, I've taken a couple courses. It's fun... you DID notice that I can make myself cry, didn't you?"
Yami laughed. "How could I not? You made it quite clear that you wanted to finish this bet." Yugi smiled.
"I sure did. And I'm going to love the outcome... sure, it IS a little low, but it is fun to go low once and a while."
"As long as you don't try to hurt anyone, or take over the world. But, then again, trying to take over the world is Marik's job."
Yugi laughed. "I wouldn't want to put him out of business." He started to sprint home.
"Phone calls?" Yami called after him as he followed.
"Yep!" replied Yugi, laughing at Yami's question.
SIDE NOTE: Wow... it's almost over!!!! NO!!!!! WAAAAH!!!!! Actually, there's just chapter nine after this, and then the epilogue, and then I'm done. Wow... I'm almost DONE. Do you know how WEIRD that is? I've never actually FINISHED something before!!!! It feels scary... YEEP!!!!! ^_^' Well, another chapter, and I hope you liked it. Please review A.S.A.P.!!!!!!!!!
