"Heart's Desire"
Chapter Four
"Attraction"
Cherry: (releases Yugi) Yippee! I don't know if it's the fact that I keep on choking Yugi or I'm just writing a decent story, but people are giving me positive feedback!
Yugi: It's the story!!
Yami: (snickers) I think it's both.
Yugi: (glares at Yami)
Cherry: I don't care. For this chapter, at least, I promise you that I will give Yugi no bear hugs or anything.
Yugi: (almost cries with relief)
Cherry: All my affection this chapter will go to Yami!
Yami: WHAT???
Cherry: (grabs Yami before he can disappear into the puzzle)
Yami: HELP!!
Yugi: (laughs) Not so funny now, is it?
Yugi's thought's {Yami's thoughts}
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"Are you serious?" Tristan asked after Yugi told them about the Millennium Sword and who possessed it. They were sitting in a booth at the pizza place.
"Dead serious," Yugi replied grimly. "Kaelyn has the sword, and the spirit inside the sword wants revenge against Yami for sealing her inside of the sword."
\\ . . . That's not what she wants revenge for . . . // Yami whispered quietly, so quietly that Yugi almost didn't catch it.
\ What's that supposed to mean? / Yugi asked. Yami didn't answer.
"What is it Yug?" Joey asked.
Yugi shook his head. "I don't know. Yami's acting strangely."
"Of course, he would have known the spirit of the sword when they were both still alive," Tristan said.
"That's right," Yugi confirmed, nodding his head. "But there's something weird. Yami just said that the sword's spirit . . . I think he said her name was Neferti? Anyway, he said that she doesn't want revenge for being sealed into the sword."
"What else could there be?" Tea wondered.
"I have no idea, and Yami's not telling," Yugi grumbled. He suddenly sighed and put his head down on the table. "Why does it have to be Kaelyn? Why?" he muttered under his breath.
"Is there some sort of problem?" Tea asked. Yugi sat up.
"Did I say that out loud?" Yugi said. They nodded and Yugi blushed.
"Yugi, are you trying to tell us you have a thing for her? You only just met her today," Joey asked.
Yugi's blush deepened. That was all the answer they needed.
"You have a crush on her? You only just met her!" Tristan said.
"Yeah. That somehow doesn't fit your character," Tea agreed.
"I never said crush!" Yugi argued. "But there is something about her that I feel kind of . . . attracted to . . ." Yugi's entire face was a deep crimson by then, and they could practically feel the heat radiating off of him.
Joey got one of his wise-guy grins and put a hand on Yugi's shoulder. "Oh my. It would seem that our little boy is growing up!" he teased. Yugi, in a state of total humiliation, rewarded Joey by throwing the remainder of his soda in his face and storming out of the pizza parlor.
"Okay, mental note," Tea said. "Never, ever tease Yugi about any crushes he might have."
"If you do, he may react violently," Tristan added.
Joey just sat there, soda dripping down his face.
~*~*~
\\ Hikari, was that really necessary? // Yami asked cautiously after Yugi had stormed about three blocks from the pizza place. He was hesitant to say anything because he'd never seen his light have such a temper about anything. In fact, Yugi avoided losing his temper with a passion.
By that time, Yugi had simmered down a bit and was regretting losing it like that. \ Probably not. I shouldn't have lost my temper like that, / he admitted. \ I'll call Joey later and apologize. /
When he got home, another surprise was waiting for him. His grandfather was helping a short customer with reddish-brown hair and gray eyes. Yugi stopped short. It was Kaelyn.
When she heard the door to the game shop open, she turned out of curiosity to see who it was, then smiled. "Yugi! How nice to see you here! Looking for some new cards?"
"Uh, no. I live here," he said.
Kaelyn's smile got even bigger. "How cool!! Then can I come in?"
"Uh . . ." Yugi said.
"Uh . . ." Solomon echoed.
"Perfecto!" Kaelyn said happily, not bothering to wait for a proper response. She went right through the door that led to the apartment above the shop.
"Hey! Hold on!" Yugi yelped suddenly, dashing after her. "We didn't actually give you permission!"
"So you're going to kick me out?" she asked, her voice full of sarcastic sadness. "But I've no place to go!" she fake-whined, pretending to faint onto Yugi. "Who can I turn to if not my friends?"
Yugi, who was slightly pink now from being so close to Kaelyn, said, "You can turn to a director for a career in acting."
Kaelyn smirked and got off of him. "I love you too Yugi," she said sarcastically, turning away from him to head upstairs, which was fortunate, because Yugi had gone to a virtually unattainable shade of red.
Okay, I know she didn't mean that, but still! he thought.
He went upstairs after her, and saw that the girl had no qualms about making herself at home in someone else's place; she had taken her shoes off, her book bag was laying in the middle of the living room floor, and she was sitting on the couch, flipping through channels on the TV.
Yugi shook his head. "Comfy?" he joked.
"Very," she replied, readjusting herself on the couch so that Yugi could come and sit next to her. "Come sit down!" she almost ordered, patting the spot next to her.
Figuring it best not to argue, Yugi sat, even though being right next to her made him turn pink again.
"Ah, here we go!" Kaelyn said, stopping her channel surfing. She had come across a good movie called "The Mummy."
Yugi made a face. "I don't like scary movies," he said. Unlike other guys, he had no problem with admitting that some movies frightened him. Kaelyn smiled.
"Don't sweat it. I've seen this before, and it's not really that scary," she assured him.
"Fine, but if I wake up at midnight from a nightmare, I'm calling you and waking you up too," Yugi teased.
"Yeah, yeah, wise guy," she said. Then, to Yugi's surprise, Kaelyn stretched out on the couch, placing her head right on his lap. Yugi's pink cheeks now turned red.
"This is nice," she said. "It's nice to be able to do something without Neferti hovering over me, trying to dictate my every action. I guess it's because she understands that I like you a lot."
She suddenly sat up, clapping her hand over her mouth. "I shouldn't have told you that!" she exclaimed, now blushing herself. She got up, picked up her book bag, pulled on her shoes, and said quickly, "Um, I'll see you at school tomorrow Yugi! BYE!" And in a half a blink, she was gone.
Yugi sat there, looking at the door in bemusement. "She likes me?" he mumbled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami: (is choking) Oxygen! Oxygen!!!
Cherry: (let's Yami go) Well, I hope you like this chapter!
Yugi: Well, the whole crush thing is moving a bit fast.
Cherry: Not a crush. An attraction. Those are two different things, silly.
Yugi: Oh. Well, that's no big deal then.
Yami: (gasps for air) I still want to know the deal with the spirit of the sword.
Cherry: All in good time, oh impatient one.
Yugi: Well, like always, read and review, and no flames!
Chapter Four
"Attraction"
Cherry: (releases Yugi) Yippee! I don't know if it's the fact that I keep on choking Yugi or I'm just writing a decent story, but people are giving me positive feedback!
Yugi: It's the story!!
Yami: (snickers) I think it's both.
Yugi: (glares at Yami)
Cherry: I don't care. For this chapter, at least, I promise you that I will give Yugi no bear hugs or anything.
Yugi: (almost cries with relief)
Cherry: All my affection this chapter will go to Yami!
Yami: WHAT???
Cherry: (grabs Yami before he can disappear into the puzzle)
Yami: HELP!!
Yugi: (laughs) Not so funny now, is it?
Yugi's thought's {Yami's thoughts}
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Are you serious?" Tristan asked after Yugi told them about the Millennium Sword and who possessed it. They were sitting in a booth at the pizza place.
"Dead serious," Yugi replied grimly. "Kaelyn has the sword, and the spirit inside the sword wants revenge against Yami for sealing her inside of the sword."
\\ . . . That's not what she wants revenge for . . . // Yami whispered quietly, so quietly that Yugi almost didn't catch it.
\ What's that supposed to mean? / Yugi asked. Yami didn't answer.
"What is it Yug?" Joey asked.
Yugi shook his head. "I don't know. Yami's acting strangely."
"Of course, he would have known the spirit of the sword when they were both still alive," Tristan said.
"That's right," Yugi confirmed, nodding his head. "But there's something weird. Yami just said that the sword's spirit . . . I think he said her name was Neferti? Anyway, he said that she doesn't want revenge for being sealed into the sword."
"What else could there be?" Tea wondered.
"I have no idea, and Yami's not telling," Yugi grumbled. He suddenly sighed and put his head down on the table. "Why does it have to be Kaelyn? Why?" he muttered under his breath.
"Is there some sort of problem?" Tea asked. Yugi sat up.
"Did I say that out loud?" Yugi said. They nodded and Yugi blushed.
"Yugi, are you trying to tell us you have a thing for her? You only just met her today," Joey asked.
Yugi's blush deepened. That was all the answer they needed.
"You have a crush on her? You only just met her!" Tristan said.
"Yeah. That somehow doesn't fit your character," Tea agreed.
"I never said crush!" Yugi argued. "But there is something about her that I feel kind of . . . attracted to . . ." Yugi's entire face was a deep crimson by then, and they could practically feel the heat radiating off of him.
Joey got one of his wise-guy grins and put a hand on Yugi's shoulder. "Oh my. It would seem that our little boy is growing up!" he teased. Yugi, in a state of total humiliation, rewarded Joey by throwing the remainder of his soda in his face and storming out of the pizza parlor.
"Okay, mental note," Tea said. "Never, ever tease Yugi about any crushes he might have."
"If you do, he may react violently," Tristan added.
Joey just sat there, soda dripping down his face.
~*~*~
\\ Hikari, was that really necessary? // Yami asked cautiously after Yugi had stormed about three blocks from the pizza place. He was hesitant to say anything because he'd never seen his light have such a temper about anything. In fact, Yugi avoided losing his temper with a passion.
By that time, Yugi had simmered down a bit and was regretting losing it like that. \ Probably not. I shouldn't have lost my temper like that, / he admitted. \ I'll call Joey later and apologize. /
When he got home, another surprise was waiting for him. His grandfather was helping a short customer with reddish-brown hair and gray eyes. Yugi stopped short. It was Kaelyn.
When she heard the door to the game shop open, she turned out of curiosity to see who it was, then smiled. "Yugi! How nice to see you here! Looking for some new cards?"
"Uh, no. I live here," he said.
Kaelyn's smile got even bigger. "How cool!! Then can I come in?"
"Uh . . ." Yugi said.
"Uh . . ." Solomon echoed.
"Perfecto!" Kaelyn said happily, not bothering to wait for a proper response. She went right through the door that led to the apartment above the shop.
"Hey! Hold on!" Yugi yelped suddenly, dashing after her. "We didn't actually give you permission!"
"So you're going to kick me out?" she asked, her voice full of sarcastic sadness. "But I've no place to go!" she fake-whined, pretending to faint onto Yugi. "Who can I turn to if not my friends?"
Yugi, who was slightly pink now from being so close to Kaelyn, said, "You can turn to a director for a career in acting."
Kaelyn smirked and got off of him. "I love you too Yugi," she said sarcastically, turning away from him to head upstairs, which was fortunate, because Yugi had gone to a virtually unattainable shade of red.
Okay, I know she didn't mean that, but still! he thought.
He went upstairs after her, and saw that the girl had no qualms about making herself at home in someone else's place; she had taken her shoes off, her book bag was laying in the middle of the living room floor, and she was sitting on the couch, flipping through channels on the TV.
Yugi shook his head. "Comfy?" he joked.
"Very," she replied, readjusting herself on the couch so that Yugi could come and sit next to her. "Come sit down!" she almost ordered, patting the spot next to her.
Figuring it best not to argue, Yugi sat, even though being right next to her made him turn pink again.
"Ah, here we go!" Kaelyn said, stopping her channel surfing. She had come across a good movie called "The Mummy."
Yugi made a face. "I don't like scary movies," he said. Unlike other guys, he had no problem with admitting that some movies frightened him. Kaelyn smiled.
"Don't sweat it. I've seen this before, and it's not really that scary," she assured him.
"Fine, but if I wake up at midnight from a nightmare, I'm calling you and waking you up too," Yugi teased.
"Yeah, yeah, wise guy," she said. Then, to Yugi's surprise, Kaelyn stretched out on the couch, placing her head right on his lap. Yugi's pink cheeks now turned red.
"This is nice," she said. "It's nice to be able to do something without Neferti hovering over me, trying to dictate my every action. I guess it's because she understands that I like you a lot."
She suddenly sat up, clapping her hand over her mouth. "I shouldn't have told you that!" she exclaimed, now blushing herself. She got up, picked up her book bag, pulled on her shoes, and said quickly, "Um, I'll see you at school tomorrow Yugi! BYE!" And in a half a blink, she was gone.
Yugi sat there, looking at the door in bemusement. "She likes me?" he mumbled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami: (is choking) Oxygen! Oxygen!!!
Cherry: (let's Yami go) Well, I hope you like this chapter!
Yugi: Well, the whole crush thing is moving a bit fast.
Cherry: Not a crush. An attraction. Those are two different things, silly.
Yugi: Oh. Well, that's no big deal then.
Yami: (gasps for air) I still want to know the deal with the spirit of the sword.
Cherry: All in good time, oh impatient one.
Yugi: Well, like always, read and review, and no flames!