My One Promise

Allo everyone! I thought I'd give a shot at writing a Yu-Gi-Oh fic! Woohoo, my first (and hopefully not my last) one! In case you didn't know, my past works include 'The Battle With Myself' and 'Complicated', two *completed* Beyblade fics. And like my others, this story promises to be sad with a twisted ending! And also, I don't do OOCs, they annoy me to hell. Well anyway, enough babbling . . .on with the story!

Disclaimer: Me no own Yu-Gi-Oh (at least not yet . . .)

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Like most other days, school seemed long and boring. Especially today, due to the fact the sun's rays were shining brilliant warmth over everything -even the tiniest ant. There wasn't a single cloud in the bright blue-sky, and the cool, gentle breeze only added to the perfection.

Yugi Mutou, a freshman at Domino High, sighed lightly as he let his face drop into his cupped hand. He continued to stare out the window, feeling slightly upset that he was 'trapped' in school on a beautiful day like today.

"Oh, why do I have to be here?" he thought; now being totally oblivious to his presence in the classroom. He desperately wanted to be outside, hearing the waves crash against the algae-covered rocks as he 'practice' duelled against one of his friends. Hearing the birds chirp, watching the care-free people walk by; hand-in-hand . . .

"Yugi Mutou!"

A sudden shrill voice, however, 'kindly' reminded him that he, in fact, wasn't outside. He was stuck in school -well, at least for another five minutes, according to the slow-ticking clock on the wall. He blinked himself out of his daydream, then turned his attention to the short plump woman standing in front of him. She was tapping her foot whilst her arms were crossed, looking slightly impatient.

"Oh . . .I'm sorry Ma'am. My mind was . . . somewhere else," he said quietly, his cheeks blushing a slight shade of red. A few muffled laughs were then heard from around the classroom, as everyone had their gaze on the slumped boy. His teacher's expression turned from impatient to flustered, but her deep brown eyes never lost contact with Yugi's. She wasn't impressed.

"Well in that case, I'm sorry for waking you from your nap," she said, sarcastically of course. "Maybe a detention after school tomorrow will help you keep your mind on what's important!"

Few more stifled giggles were heard from about the class, which only caused Yugi to groan meagrely as his cheeks turned an even brighter shade of red. He somehow sunk lower in his seat, wishing he had paid at least the slightest bit of attention. Luckily for him, the bell finally rang, signalling the end of another school day. Yugi couldn't help but kick up his heels as he quickly made his way out of the room, amongst the whispers and snickers of his peers.

As expected, the sun beamed down on him as he stepped outside. His purplish eyes managed to adjust themselves to the sudden on-pour of light as he grasped his bag tighter; happy to be free. Within moments, his hands made their way down to the golden pyramid, which was chained around his neck. The sun's rays reflected merrily against it, highlighting the mysterious eye-symbol engraved on the front. Yugi smiled cheerfully as he walked around the stairs, then leaning up against the side of the wall, patiently waiting for his friends. In the mean time, he decided to keep himself entertained, so he figured a quick conversation with Yami would do the trick. He concentrated hard, then managed to open the mind link the two shared. But before Yugi got the chance to say anything, he heard the deep voice that was Yami, laughing.

"Another long day of school?" he inquired, still chuckling quietly.

"You know it," the younger boy replied, letting his head rest against the wall. "My teacher was mean enough to give me a detention tomorrow!"

"Getting into trouble again, are we Yugi?" Yami responded in a mocking sort of tone. He knew very well that his keeper hardly ever got into trouble.

"It wasn't my fault! I didn't want to be in class today! It's too nice a day to be stuck in there!" He sighed to himself yet again, looking quickly around to see if he saw his friends coming. But there was no sign of them yet.

"The feeling is neutral," came Yami's voice moments after. Yugi blinked, now turning his gaze to his Millennium Puzzle. After all, what the Pharaoh said was true. He WAS being cooped up inside the golden pyramid, and on such a beautiful day too. Yugi began feeling kind of guilty, and sorry for the poor guy. But before he got the chance to say anything, he heard a familiar accented voice calling him.

"Hey Yug', how's it hangin'?" Joey said happily, waving a quick arm in the air and walking in his direction. Tristan followed closely behind, lightly smirking as well.

"Oh, hey Joey!" the shorter boy replied, watching as his two friends darted over in his direction. But then he noticed that their usual group was minus a person. He gazed towards the school doors in hopes of seeing her, but never the less she wasn't there. "Where's Téa?"

Both teens shrugged, then Tristan spoke. "She said she had to be somewhere, and fast. Phsh, you know . . .women."

All three of them let out a small laugh, then began slowly walking away. The wind gently blew their hair as they trotted down the barren road, talking amongst themselves. Joey was bragging about a P.E. test that he whizzed (every other class he flunked, so Yugi and Tristan were praising him for it). But when Yugi mentioned the detention he had received, Joey went into hysterics.

"You of all people gettin' a detention? What's the world comin' to?" He chimed, throwing his hands in the air for special effect. Yugi laughed lightly at his friend's attempt to make him feel better. But all in the mean time, he wasn't feeling too great himself. It wasn't the detention, no; the weird feeling was physical. He felt slightly dizzy, even somewhat queasy. But he figured it was only because he was standing in the sunlight for too long a time. So, smiling just as brightly as the sunshine, he turned to his two buddies.

"How about I meet up with you guys later? I'm feeling a bit nauseous, so I'm going to go lie down for a bit."

"Really? Aw man, that sucks," Tristan replied, looking his friend over carefully. He did seem kind of pale, after all. Joey mirrored Tristan's moves, then smirked at Yugi.

"If you say so Yug'. We'll stop by a bit later to pick ya up." The smaller boy nodded.

"All right then, see you guys later!" he called as he walked towards his Grandfather's Game Store. They waved in response, then began sauntering away, pushing each other all the while. Yugi smiled at a girl as she jogged by, then pushed open the doors to the Gaming Shop. "Hey Grampa!" he stated, walking up to where his grandfather was kneeling down.

The elderly man turned his gaze up at his grandson, smiling cheerfully. "Ah Yugi! How was your day?" he inquired.

"Not too great, but can I tell you later? I'm feeling a little dizzy and I want to go lie down." By now, everything was beginning to slightly blur, but he didn't want to mention this. He didn't want his grandfather worrying about him too much when it was probably just a bit of over-heating.

"Yes, that's fine. Are you feeling sick?" Again, the teen didn't want him worrying too much, so he simply shook his head. Then without another word spoken, Yugi turned on heel and marched upstairs to his room.

Closing the door behind him, he lay sprawled across his bed, staring at the ceiling. He made himself concentrate really hard for a moment, closing his eyes and trying to open up the link between him and Yami again. Upon opening his eyes, a celestial version of the pharaoh was sitting atop the bed as well.

"What's wrong? Not feeling well?" Yami asked, staring at the pale-faced Yugi.

"Yeah, I'm not feeling too great. It's probably because of all the sunshine . . .that I'm over-heated I guess." The boy got up momentarily, pulling down the shades, allowing mainly darkness to consume the room. Yami watched as Yugi lay back down, closing his eyes once again. They both sat in silence for a few minutes, until the former pharaoh decided to break the silence.

"I don't mean to frighten you, but I can sense that some kind of trouble is brewing. I'm not sure of the cause, but I can definitely feel something. I suggest we keep our eyes open for anything suspicious."

Yugi nodded slightly, feeling himself drift off to the world of dreams. Unfortunately for the both of them, they didn't realise that the trouble brewing had actually already begun. And it all had to do with the boy and his puzzle.

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Yes yes, I know. There wasn't much action in that chapter what so ever. I apologise, but you know. First chapters are sometimes like that. But I promise you things will start to heat up in the next chapter, so stay tuned. I want to know what you guys think so far, so PLEASE review! I love reviews to pieces! And before I forget, please don't flame me. Flames make me sad, and I don't like them. Well, until the next update my readers. Chiao!