Can the Future Be Changed?

Chapter Five: Yugi's Fear and Doughnuts

Yugi awoke covered in sweat, and he had pushed his bed sheets away. His gentle lavender eyes were also wide with shock as he sat up in his small bed.

"W-why d-does this dream k-keep repeating?!" Yugi screamed hysterically, and started to cry.

"I d-don't understand…" he managed to utter between sobs.

'This dreadful nightmare keeps repeating…but…why…' he pondered as images from the dream flashed through his mind.

Yugi had calmed down after a while and went into the bathroom to wipe his tears. When he came out he then changed into a purple shirt with the Dark Magician on it and put on some navy blue pants to match.

'I guess I should go get some breakfast.' He thought and then remembering yesterday's breakfast added,' I think I'll buy a doughnut though…'

Before going downstairs, Yugi took his Millenium Puzzle of the bedpost and grabbed some change from his backpack. He went outside after descending down the stairs, making sure to lock the door.

Not far off from Yugi's house was Hanky's Doughnuts. Home of the fresh baked donuts and bagels. Yugi had only been there a couple of times with his grandfather. From what he recalled, they had good doughnuts there, though the bagels were stale.

[Memory]

"Helloooooooooo there! Welcome to Hanky's Doughnuts!" greeted a man standing behind the cash register. "Home of the fresh baked doughnuts and bagels!"

Ten-year-old Yugi sweat dropped as Solomon ordered two bagels. They then sat down in two old wooden chairs. Yugi's Grandfather gave him one of the bagels and they both attempted to eat them.

Yugi tied sink his teeth into the round bread, and found he couldn't tear a piece off. It was rock hard!

[End Memory]

He chuckled at the memory as he approached the eating establishment. Yugi pulled the door open, and was met by the aroma of fresh baked pastries. He went up to the man at the counter.

"You need somethin' kid?" the man asked obviously bored.

"I'd like to order a maple stick please." Yugi stated.

"A what?" the man asked clueless of what that was.

"A maple stick sir…" Yugi repeated.

"What the heck is that boy?!" the man yelled.

Yugi looked from the man's face to the people who were now starting to stare at them.

"It's a short doughnut that looks like a line with maple frosting on it." Yugi described nervously.

"Oh that…" he left the counter and went in the back only to return with nothing. "We're out of those."

"Um…I guess I'll take a glazed doughnut then…" Yugi said.

The man left again and returned with a wrapped doughnut in hand.

"Okay that'll be .85 cents please."

Yugi glanced at the menu above him, which read:

All doughnuts .75 cents EACH

"Uh your sign says it's .75 cents." Yugi replied to the waiting employee.

"Excuse me?! I don't know what you're talking about!" he yelled to Yugi frustrated.

Yugi was sure of it. People were staring at them.

Embarrassed, Yugi argued back," But your menu says-"

"Boy! You're wrong! It's .85 cents!" the employee exploded in his face.

The doughnut shop was suddenly struck with an eerie silence. A tall man with brown hair waltzed up to Yugi who was blushing in embarrassment.

"Young man, is there a problem here?" he asked in a loud and bold voice.

Yugi stuttered," I'm s-so s-sorry sir, but your employee made a mistake on the price of t-the price of the doughnut."

"That's all?!" he laughed. "The loud noise led me to believe there was a fire or something! Here, you can have the doughnut for free because of this trouble we've caused you."

Yugi took the doughnut gratefully and blushing like a tomato managed to mutter," Thank you," before rushing out.

Yugi let out a relieved sigh after exiting Hanky's Doughnuts.

"That was certainly different…" he commented.

When he arrived back at the game shop he went in quickly. Yugi sat down on a chair in the kitchen and unwrapped the doughnut. After staring at it, he let out a long moan. It was a maple stick!

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