Those Little Games
by DoomaWriter
Author's notes: It's been a while, but TLG is back! And this time...its personal. And by personal I mean that it has a third chapter. This one....Okay, I couldn't think of anything to type, whadda ya want from me?
Duel 3: Thicker Than Water
Tristan and Joey were walking towards their school in the morning. They were walking despite the fact that the bell was about to ring in any second. Neither of them were in any hurry on this particular day. "Hey, Joey," Tristan began. "You know, I think we may be a little late today."
"I see your point," Joey replied casually. "Want to go get a burger? That way we'll be really late!"
"You read my mind." The two stopped in front of the school doors and started walking off in a different direction. They could hear the school bell chime and began to laugh.
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Later, the two walked into their classrooms seeing that all their classmates were listening to their teacher's briefing. The two boys cursed under their breaths and sulked to their desks. Tristan rested his chin on his hand and turned to Joey who was slowly pounding his head into his desk.
"I'm so glad you guys made it in time!" Yugi said with a big grin. "You almost missed our field trip to the aquarium!"
"We've been to the aquarium about twenty times before," Joey said tiredly. "We wouldn't dream of missing a chance to see it again."
"If you guys took just five two minute you would've probably missed your chance."
"I told you we should of super sized," Tristan interrupted.
"Shut up," Joey said.
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At the aquarium, all of the students walked around in a haze of boredom. The most noticeable were Joey and Tristan who had to fight to keep them from falling over. For if they did, they knew there was no way they could force themselves back up. "Somebody, shoot me." They both said simultaneously.
"You too look so pathetic," Tea said, walking lively beside them. "You can at least try to look interested! Can you imagine how embarrassed our teacher must feel?"
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Elsewhere, the previously mentioned teacher had snuck away from the class and was currently sleeping behind the octopus tank.
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"I don't know how you do it, Tea," Joey said. "Aren't you bored?"
"Of course I am! I'd rather shove a pencil in my eye than stare at another school of sardines. But that doesn't mean I can't show a little dignity." Just then, Tea heard a big thud and noticed that her two friends were now sleeping on the tile floor.
Yugi on the other hand was constantly looking around in awe. "Wow, this is so cool, isn't it Tea?"
"You're kidding right? How many times have you been here, Yugi?" Tea asked.
"Hmmm....Twenty-eight times I think. But it keeps getting better every time I see it!"
"How?"
"Well, they just added a new tank! I heard that it-"
"Attention," a voice said from over the P.A. system. "The Wonderful World of Fish Show shall now begin. Please report to Section B."
Yugi's eyes seemed to gleam while Tea let out a yawn. "Alright!" Yugi said with his heart racing. "We have to tell Joey and Tristan about this! Where are they?"
"You walked over them about three minutes ago," Tea said indifferently.
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Section B was made up of a large tank in the middle of large rows of bleachers. There were only about twelve people who turned out for the event and Yugi was probably the only one who cared to watch. Joey and Tristan were sitting next to him but soon fell asleep and dropped down to a lower row. The 'Wonderful' show was nothing more than a man in a scuba wetsuit spewing random fish facts.
About twenty minutes later, the speaker announced that now an audience member could join him for a swim. "Now don't everyone jump up at once," he said as no one in the audience made a move. Probably because half of them were dead asleep.
Yugi stood up in his seat and started waving his hands. This was a dream come true. The speaker looked over to Yugi's direction and pointed. "You! You will be perfect!"
Yugi's eyes began to water. "R-really?"
"No," the speaker said. "I was talking to the lady next to you!"
Though her eyes were open, it took those words to snap Tea back to consciousness. "Who? Me? I don't think-"
"Go ahead, Tea! You can swim, right! Plus it'll make our class look good, as compared to..." Yugi didn't need to finish. The sight of Joey and Tristan was more than enough to get the message across. With a sigh, Tea agreed.
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While Tea had left to change, Yugi walked around the aquarium until he found the speaker from before. The speaker had short black hair and a few freckles upon his face and was laughing as he spoke to some of the other workers. "The plan is perfect, I tell ya!" The speaker said, unaware that Yugi stood behind him. "First I make the speech as boring as possible, which isn't really that hard seeing as how this place is already so damn lame. So when everyone's asleep, I find some gullible chick to swim with me. Its so great because not only do I get to see them in a skin-tight wetsuit, there'll be no witnesses while we're under the water!" He brought his hands up and smiled to the sky. "So I can do whatever I want and they'd have no proof!"
Feeling the sudden rush of light on his back, the speaker turned around to see Yugi standing there with a really pissed-off look on his face. "You disgust me." Yugi began with a stern voice. "Not only do you disgrace this great aquarium you work for, but you use it in your perverted plans."
"Wait a sec," the speaker said, squinting at Yugi. "Aren't you that dumb kid from the bleachers? What, you're angry because I wouldn't pick you? Heh, sorry kid, you're not my type."
"I can not allow you to harass my friend. And I'll do everything in my power to make sure that not only do you not get your way, but your employers know of the deeds you've already committed." Yugi smiled sinisterly." That is.....unless you accept a little game."
The speaker swallowed harshly. He had no choice. "Fine...I accept."
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A moment later, Yugi was now standing on one of two long planks above a tank. It held the newest attraction to the aquarium. The speaker looked up at Yugi and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he began to climb the ladder to the top. "What the hell are you doing up there!? Do you know what's in that tank!?"
"I know what's exactly in this tank," Yugi said. "And it's going to be part of our game. I like to call it Bloody Knuckles! We both sit upon one of these wooden planks and take turns hitting each other's fist. The first one to start bleeding looses. And because we are currently on top of this tank housing a great white shark, the loser won't be able to stand in the winner's way, correct?"
"Y-you're insane!" the speaker said taking his rightful spot on the plank opposite of Yugi.
"Heh, if I had a nickel every time I've heard that. Now, let us begin! I'll even let you do the honors."
And so the game began. The speaker hurled his fist as fast as he could and it slammed into Yugi's. He felt the pain, but sighed as he saw that the punch didn't break the skin. Now it was Yugi's turn. The game went on for another four minutes. At this time both sides had aching hands, which were red and sore, yet not quite bleeding yet.
*Dammit* the speaker thought. *If I keep up like this, then there's still a chance I can lose! And the shark's senses will pick up the scent and leap out of the water and....No, I can't allow that to happen!* And so the man in the wetsuit sat and tried to figure out a way he could grasp victory for sure. He noticed that the planks didn't have anything on their sides to keep the two from falling back. That was it! The next time Yugi comes in for his punch, use the opportunity to shove him into the water. The sudden upset should be enough to get the shark's notice. The speaker smiled.
"My turn again," Yugi said. He pulled his fist back and as he moved his center of balance to come in, the speaker moved forth to push Yugi back. Noticing at the last moment, Yugi pulled back, causing his millennium puzzle to move up in the process. The speaker's hand collided with the puzzle and his sore knuckles began to bleed.
"NO!" In a panic, the speaker tried to get up but instead tripped himself off of the plank. He splashed into the water and a widening pool of blood replaced his body's image.
Yugi stood up calmly and headed for the ladder. "Cheaters must always pay the penalty."
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Back in Section B, Tea stood in her wetsuit by herself. "Where's that speaker?" she asked herself as Yugi came back. "Woah! Yugi, what happened to your hand!?"
"Um..I...don't know," Yugi said, looking at his bruised hand. He then looked up to Tea and froze. His face became bright red and a small trickle of blood came down from his nostrils.
"What are you staring at, Yugi?" Tea asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Um....uh.....hmm, uh....." Yugi couldn't think up of any excuse. He surely couldn't have said "old man things" this time.
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Joey and Tristan's eyes were forced open by a loud sound.
"Yo, Tristan? What was that?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is, I think it woke up everyone here."
Yugi lay upon the floor in a daze with a throbbing handprint on the side of his cheek.
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Author's comments: And another chapter bites the dust. As for me, I'm off to the aquarium. It's the freshest all you can eat seafood place I know. 'Til next time!
Author's notes: It's been a while, but TLG is back! And this time...its personal. And by personal I mean that it has a third chapter. This one....Okay, I couldn't think of anything to type, whadda ya want from me?
Duel 3: Thicker Than Water
Tristan and Joey were walking towards their school in the morning. They were walking despite the fact that the bell was about to ring in any second. Neither of them were in any hurry on this particular day. "Hey, Joey," Tristan began. "You know, I think we may be a little late today."
"I see your point," Joey replied casually. "Want to go get a burger? That way we'll be really late!"
"You read my mind." The two stopped in front of the school doors and started walking off in a different direction. They could hear the school bell chime and began to laugh.
---
Later, the two walked into their classrooms seeing that all their classmates were listening to their teacher's briefing. The two boys cursed under their breaths and sulked to their desks. Tristan rested his chin on his hand and turned to Joey who was slowly pounding his head into his desk.
"I'm so glad you guys made it in time!" Yugi said with a big grin. "You almost missed our field trip to the aquarium!"
"We've been to the aquarium about twenty times before," Joey said tiredly. "We wouldn't dream of missing a chance to see it again."
"If you guys took just five two minute you would've probably missed your chance."
"I told you we should of super sized," Tristan interrupted.
"Shut up," Joey said.
---
At the aquarium, all of the students walked around in a haze of boredom. The most noticeable were Joey and Tristan who had to fight to keep them from falling over. For if they did, they knew there was no way they could force themselves back up. "Somebody, shoot me." They both said simultaneously.
"You too look so pathetic," Tea said, walking lively beside them. "You can at least try to look interested! Can you imagine how embarrassed our teacher must feel?"
---
Elsewhere, the previously mentioned teacher had snuck away from the class and was currently sleeping behind the octopus tank.
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"I don't know how you do it, Tea," Joey said. "Aren't you bored?"
"Of course I am! I'd rather shove a pencil in my eye than stare at another school of sardines. But that doesn't mean I can't show a little dignity." Just then, Tea heard a big thud and noticed that her two friends were now sleeping on the tile floor.
Yugi on the other hand was constantly looking around in awe. "Wow, this is so cool, isn't it Tea?"
"You're kidding right? How many times have you been here, Yugi?" Tea asked.
"Hmmm....Twenty-eight times I think. But it keeps getting better every time I see it!"
"How?"
"Well, they just added a new tank! I heard that it-"
"Attention," a voice said from over the P.A. system. "The Wonderful World of Fish Show shall now begin. Please report to Section B."
Yugi's eyes seemed to gleam while Tea let out a yawn. "Alright!" Yugi said with his heart racing. "We have to tell Joey and Tristan about this! Where are they?"
"You walked over them about three minutes ago," Tea said indifferently.
---
Section B was made up of a large tank in the middle of large rows of bleachers. There were only about twelve people who turned out for the event and Yugi was probably the only one who cared to watch. Joey and Tristan were sitting next to him but soon fell asleep and dropped down to a lower row. The 'Wonderful' show was nothing more than a man in a scuba wetsuit spewing random fish facts.
About twenty minutes later, the speaker announced that now an audience member could join him for a swim. "Now don't everyone jump up at once," he said as no one in the audience made a move. Probably because half of them were dead asleep.
Yugi stood up in his seat and started waving his hands. This was a dream come true. The speaker looked over to Yugi's direction and pointed. "You! You will be perfect!"
Yugi's eyes began to water. "R-really?"
"No," the speaker said. "I was talking to the lady next to you!"
Though her eyes were open, it took those words to snap Tea back to consciousness. "Who? Me? I don't think-"
"Go ahead, Tea! You can swim, right! Plus it'll make our class look good, as compared to..." Yugi didn't need to finish. The sight of Joey and Tristan was more than enough to get the message across. With a sigh, Tea agreed.
---
While Tea had left to change, Yugi walked around the aquarium until he found the speaker from before. The speaker had short black hair and a few freckles upon his face and was laughing as he spoke to some of the other workers. "The plan is perfect, I tell ya!" The speaker said, unaware that Yugi stood behind him. "First I make the speech as boring as possible, which isn't really that hard seeing as how this place is already so damn lame. So when everyone's asleep, I find some gullible chick to swim with me. Its so great because not only do I get to see them in a skin-tight wetsuit, there'll be no witnesses while we're under the water!" He brought his hands up and smiled to the sky. "So I can do whatever I want and they'd have no proof!"
Feeling the sudden rush of light on his back, the speaker turned around to see Yugi standing there with a really pissed-off look on his face. "You disgust me." Yugi began with a stern voice. "Not only do you disgrace this great aquarium you work for, but you use it in your perverted plans."
"Wait a sec," the speaker said, squinting at Yugi. "Aren't you that dumb kid from the bleachers? What, you're angry because I wouldn't pick you? Heh, sorry kid, you're not my type."
"I can not allow you to harass my friend. And I'll do everything in my power to make sure that not only do you not get your way, but your employers know of the deeds you've already committed." Yugi smiled sinisterly." That is.....unless you accept a little game."
The speaker swallowed harshly. He had no choice. "Fine...I accept."
---
A moment later, Yugi was now standing on one of two long planks above a tank. It held the newest attraction to the aquarium. The speaker looked up at Yugi and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he began to climb the ladder to the top. "What the hell are you doing up there!? Do you know what's in that tank!?"
"I know what's exactly in this tank," Yugi said. "And it's going to be part of our game. I like to call it Bloody Knuckles! We both sit upon one of these wooden planks and take turns hitting each other's fist. The first one to start bleeding looses. And because we are currently on top of this tank housing a great white shark, the loser won't be able to stand in the winner's way, correct?"
"Y-you're insane!" the speaker said taking his rightful spot on the plank opposite of Yugi.
"Heh, if I had a nickel every time I've heard that. Now, let us begin! I'll even let you do the honors."
And so the game began. The speaker hurled his fist as fast as he could and it slammed into Yugi's. He felt the pain, but sighed as he saw that the punch didn't break the skin. Now it was Yugi's turn. The game went on for another four minutes. At this time both sides had aching hands, which were red and sore, yet not quite bleeding yet.
*Dammit* the speaker thought. *If I keep up like this, then there's still a chance I can lose! And the shark's senses will pick up the scent and leap out of the water and....No, I can't allow that to happen!* And so the man in the wetsuit sat and tried to figure out a way he could grasp victory for sure. He noticed that the planks didn't have anything on their sides to keep the two from falling back. That was it! The next time Yugi comes in for his punch, use the opportunity to shove him into the water. The sudden upset should be enough to get the shark's notice. The speaker smiled.
"My turn again," Yugi said. He pulled his fist back and as he moved his center of balance to come in, the speaker moved forth to push Yugi back. Noticing at the last moment, Yugi pulled back, causing his millennium puzzle to move up in the process. The speaker's hand collided with the puzzle and his sore knuckles began to bleed.
"NO!" In a panic, the speaker tried to get up but instead tripped himself off of the plank. He splashed into the water and a widening pool of blood replaced his body's image.
Yugi stood up calmly and headed for the ladder. "Cheaters must always pay the penalty."
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Back in Section B, Tea stood in her wetsuit by herself. "Where's that speaker?" she asked herself as Yugi came back. "Woah! Yugi, what happened to your hand!?"
"Um..I...don't know," Yugi said, looking at his bruised hand. He then looked up to Tea and froze. His face became bright red and a small trickle of blood came down from his nostrils.
"What are you staring at, Yugi?" Tea asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Um....uh.....hmm, uh....." Yugi couldn't think up of any excuse. He surely couldn't have said "old man things" this time.
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Joey and Tristan's eyes were forced open by a loud sound.
"Yo, Tristan? What was that?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is, I think it woke up everyone here."
Yugi lay upon the floor in a daze with a throbbing handprint on the side of his cheek.
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Author's comments: And another chapter bites the dust. As for me, I'm off to the aquarium. It's the freshest all you can eat seafood place I know. 'Til next time!