"Heart's Desire"

Chapter One

"New Student"

Cherry: Well, this is going to be my first Yu-Gi-Oh! story!

Yami: We're all very proud of you, Cherry!

Cherry: Thank you Yami!

Yugi: I hope that this story won't have Yami and me in love or anything. Not that Yami isn't a great friend or anything, but I'm not gay! I'm not!

Cherry: I know that. Trust me. You and Yami won't be in love in this story.

Yami and Yugi: GOOD!!!

Cherry: (giggles) Anyways, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I don't own the characters of the show either (looks at Yugi) even though I wish I did own certain characters. (Yugi gulps) I only own my own original characters.

Yugi: (hides behind Yami)

Yami: You chicken.

Cherry: Anyways, let's start the story.

Yugi: (relaxes) Good idea.

Cherry: (grabs Yugi)

Yugi: ACK!!!

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Yugi pulled himself slowly out of bed. He wanted to sleep some more, but it was a school day; he had to get up. After a quick shower, Yugi got dressed and grabbed the Millennium Puzzle, accidentally waking up Yami.

"Hey! What the?" Yami yelped.

"Sorry Yami," Yugi apologized. "I was trying not to wake you."

"That's okay Hikari," Yami said, drifting back off.

"Yugi!" Solomon called up the stairs. "It's time for you to head off to school!"

"Coming Grandpa!" Yugi yelled back. He grabbed his bookbag and ran down the stairs.

"See you after school Grandpa!" Yugi replied brightly. He headed out the door quickly, realizing that he was running a little late. In his hurry, Yugi ran headfirst into someone as he came around a corner. He and the person fell to the ground.

"Oh, sorry about that!" Yugi said quickly, looking down. "I wasn't watching where I was going."

"Well, watch it next time!" snapped a girl's voice. Yugi looked up at the person in front of him. It was a girl who appeared to be around his age, judging by her figure, with gray eyes and reddish-brown hair, but she was very short, just as he was. In fact, she was shorter than he was, even if only by an inch. Yugi got up and took her hand to help her to her feet. That was when he noticed that she was wearing the girl's uniform of his school.

"You new?" he asked.

She raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"That's the girl's school uniform at my school," Yugi explained. "I've never seen you around before, so are you new?"

"Yeah," she muttered. That was when Yugi realized he was still holding her hand. Blushing, he let go quickly.

The girl looked at him in the eye. "Could you help me? I'm kinda lost. I don't know my way around the city, and if I don't get to school soon, I'm gonna be late!"

Yugi noticed that she had a slight southern accent, though it was hardly noticeable. Why was he noticing all these little things about this girl? "Sure, I'll help. I need to get to school too, so why not?" He smiled at her. "What's your name?"

"Kaelyn. My name's Kaelyn Usher," she answered. Then she smiled at him too, her cheeks hardly tinged with pink. "And you're Yugi Moto unless I miss my guess."

"Yeah. How'd you know?" Yugi asked.

"Anyone who's into Duel Monsters has heard of you!" Kaelyn said brightly. "Now, let's hurry before we're late!"

The two of them ran down the street, Yugi in the lead, and made it to school in time. After directing her to the office, Yugi set out for his class, where his friends were waiting.

"Hey, Yuge, where ya been?" Joey called as soon as Yugi entered the classroom.

"Woke up late and then got sidetracked with something," he explained as he sat down.

"Sidetracked with what?" Tristan asked. "Does it have to do with . . ."

"Naw, no Rare Hunters," Yugi assured him.

"Then what?" Tea asked.

Yugi was about to answer when the bell rang and the teacher walked in. The whole class sat down as the teacher walked to the front of the class.

"Good morning everyone," she said cheerfully.

"Good morning Ms. Haruna," several students answered.

"Well, now, let's get right down to business, shall we? Okay, first attendance. Let's see . . ."

But before Ms. Haruna could start calling out names, the classroom door opened.

"Oh, yes, we mustn't forget," Ms. Haruna said. "Class, we have a new student in our class. Please welcome Ms. Kaelyn Usher."

Yugi's head snapped up when he heard the name. Kaelyn? The girl he had just met that morning?

Sure enough, there was no mistaking those eyes. She seemed to be a bit nervous at entering a new class.

"Okay, now, Ms. Usher, let's find you a seat." Ms. Haruna looked around the classroom. "Oh, there's one! Right next to Mr. Moto!"

Yugi looked next to him at the unoccupied seat, then at Kaelyn. She grinned at Yugi as she sat down.

"Well, if I'd known you were going to be in my class, I'd have just brought you here," Yugi whispered jokingly. Kaelyn giggled.

"Well, at least I know one person in here," she whispered back.

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Cherry: Well Yugi? How was that?

Yugi: Well, it was something. At least I'm not pining over Yami.

Yami: You're really bent on that, aren't you?

Yugi: Yes. There's hardly any stories in which I'm not in love with you or some other guy. There's even been a few that have me in love with Kaiba! (shudders)

Cherry: Well, not here Yuge! You are 100% straight in my story!

Yugi: YAY!

Yami: Now, please review so that Cherry will continue this.

Yugi: Yes, please! Review!

Cherry: I will be back with more to this story!