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** Yugi and Yami speaking to each other
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Chapter Five: Her thoughts, her feelings, her heart.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Tea watched the last of the rain trickle down into a small puddle near the cavern they took shelter in. But, the puddle really wasn't of interest to her. You see, her focus was mainly on one thing. One particular person, to be exact. Yugi.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
She didn't really know what made him so captivating. Was it his welcoming violet eyes? His pure heart? His wise words? She blushed at these thoughts that raced her mind. But, one stopped her train of thought completely. Was it his.....alter ego?
Driiiiiiiip. Drrrriiiiiip. Drrrrrriiiippp.
It felt like the whole world slowed down after this remark. She didn't know how the idea of her being attracted to his double entered her head, but......what if it was true?
Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip.
Her surroundings showed signs of a sudden boost. Even her heart had that side effect. She put her hand on her chest and cleared her mind slowly. She couldn't believe what she was thinking. It was absolutely absurd to her. I mean, in love with Yami?
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Damn rain. She averted her eyes away from the once-small puddle to look at the one thing her mind was focused on these last few minutes.....Yugi. She thanked the gods that he was in a deep sleep at the moment, as was everyone else. As she put her back against the sturdy cave wall, thoughts of Yugi and Yami re-flooded her mind. She moaned to herself, thinking why she had to pick such a difficult guy to be in love with. I mean, why not Joey?
She slowly looked over to Joey. The arrogant, dim-witted, non-double Joey. She clenched her teeth together knowing she could never love Joey more than a brother....even a friend for that matter. Besides, she knew that he was in love with only one thing. Mai Valentine. She shook her playfully and smiled at the thought. That's when Joey let one rip. *_* Her eyes widened with disgust. You know what? Mai can definitely keep him!
That's when her eyes moved to Tristan. What could she really say about Tristan? He was nice and
all, but he was already taken to. Who, you ask? The love he never met. Serenity Wheeler. He had his eyes on her ever since Joey said he had a younger sister. She sighed to herself again, knowing that Yugi will always be her one and only love. But, what about Yami?
Yami? She looked back to her love. Was she really in love in Yami? She shook her head. She knew that the only reason she would like Yami would be because.....he carried Yugi's heart.
It was true. Yami did have Yugi's heart to make the right decisions and be a better person than he was in ancient times. After all, it was Yugi who stopped him from killing Seto Kaiba in Duelist Kingdom and it was Yugi who also gave him the strength to beat Pegasus. She smiled and nodded her head, knowing that the truth was that she was in love with Yugi.
"Yes, truly and deeply in love with...Y..u...gi.."
Tea lowered her eyelids until they were completely closed. That's when all she could see was total blackness.....and then nothing. She was asleep. Sleep Tea.
~About three hours later~
"Wake up Tea!"
"Yeah, come on!"
Tea's eyelids flew open only to see Tristan and Joey hovering over her. After backing away slowly to regain her personal space, she looked at the two with a weary expression.
"What's going on?" She asked as they helped her up.
"You are not going to believe this!" Tristan shouted excitedly.
"What?" She asked with an annoyed tone.
"We're saved!"
Tea gave them a confused look and asked, "we're saved?"
That's when she heard the sound of a foghorn. She didn't pay any mind to it, that is, until she realized that a foghorn must be connected to a.....ship.
"Oh my God!" Tea yelled as she ran out of the cave with Joey and Tristan by her side.
After following the sound of the foghorn, they made it out of the matted jungle toward a large ship that was slowly halting to a stop. Tea's eyes widened with delight....they were saved.
".....'tis a fine morning to find some land-lovers stranded on an island, don't ye crew agree!" Tea heard a man, unknown to her...a pirate, yell on the ship.
"Hey dude! Can you help us?" Joey yelled rudely.
"Aye.....hop on board mates!" The pirate yelled.
"Yeah!" Tristan yelled as he made his way to the ship.
"Wait.....where's Yugi?" Tea asked with a slight hint of worry in her voice.
"Behind you."
She turned around to see a very happy Yugi walk toward her. She returned his smile and hugged him warmly. As they pulled apart, Tea noticed that Yugi's gaze did not leave her face.
"Something wrong?" Tea asked as he touched her cheek.
"Yeah...there is..."
Tea touched his hand that was on her cheek gently. "What is it?"
"I've been meaning to tell you something...."
"Really?" Tea said as he nodded.
"Tea," he brought her face closer to his, "I love you."
"You do?" She asked as he nodded. "I...I love you too...."
She couldn't express the happiness in her soul for getting the one thing out that had been haunting her for ages. It felt so good! The only thing she wanted from him now was to seal their love with a heartfelt kiss. She looked at Yugi, who had the same idea as her, and slowly moved toward his lips. The lips she dreamt of kissing for so many years. They were only inches apart when she heard a voice boom throughout the area.
"Hey look! I think she is drooling!"
"Huh?" Tea said as she looked back at Yugi.
Her eyes widened with distress. He was fading, as was everything else. Then.....blackness. The only thing she could pay attention to was the deep manly voice that played in her mind. It almost sounded like Tristan.....but then turned to a lighter tone......like Joey's voice.
"Really? Man, that is attractive!"
The blackness that was plaguing her soon turned into images of Joey and Tristan.
"She awakes!" Tristan said as she shook her head.
"What?" She looked at the two. "What's going on?"
"Nothing really," Tristan replied as she touched her head.
"We're not saved?" She asked as they exchanged glances.
"Saved? From wher-" Joey sighed. "Nope."
"It was just a dream then?" Tea asked groggily.
"More than a dream," Joey added sadly, "a fantasy."
"It seemed so.....so real..." Tea said as she thought about Yugi. "So...real....."
"Hey.....are you there?" Joey asked, waving his hand in front of her face.
Tea sighed and nodded. "How long was I sleeping?"
"I don't know," Tristan replied, "I mean...have you noticed that they're no clocks on this island?"
After smacking Tristan in the back of the head, she stood up and looked around.
"Where's Yugi....and Mai?" Tea asked.
"They are collecting some items for our raft," Joey continued, "we were helping them until we figured that we should get you up."
"Alright then," Tea said, "lets go help them."
The two boys both nodded and made their way through the damp forest toward the outskirts of the island. There, they found Yugi and Mai rolling vines around a couple of logs. The minute Tea saw Yugi, the dream started coming back to her. Especially the part where he admitted his feelings to her. She swallowed hard and continued to walk toward him.
"Good morning.." She forced out as Yugi looked up and smiled.
She flinched.
"Good morning to you too, Tea." Yugi said. "Did you have a nice rest?"
"Yes..." She said as she smiled weakly. "How's the raft coming along?"
"Well, not that great," Yugi said sadly, "we can't find a lot of materials we need for it."
"Ohh...." Tea said as she knelt down next to him.
Bad move.
She couldn't take her eyes off of him.
"HEY LOOK!"
Saved by the bell......um....yell.
"What's wrong Joey?" Yugi asked as he stood up.
Joey didn't respond. He only pointed to a log....with a body on it. Yugi's eyes widened with horror.
"Grandpa........"
{Darn! I was gonna cut it off....but I'll be nice!}
"GRANDPA!"
Yugi yelled as he ran into the water and grabbed his Grandpa's body. Joey helped him drag it to land and set it down on the soft sand. Once they did, everyone took a good glimpse at him. His eyes were closed, his lips were blue, and his face was deathly pale. The thing that startled the gang the most was what lay in his grip. A once-ripped Blue Eyes White Dragon card.
"Is he..." Tristan started as Mai walked over and felt his pulse.
"No."
"Grandpa!" Yugi yelled. "Wake up!"
"My boy......" The man whispered, with his eyes still closed.
"Grandpa....it's me." Yugi said as the old man opened his eyes slowly.
"Yugi...." He said softly. "It's really you....."
"Yes, Grandpa." Yugi said as he held his hand. {A/N: The free one}
He sat up slowly and looked at them. "You're all alive....and well....I see."
"Yes..." Yugi said. "What...happened to you...and the ship...?"
"Pegasus' men took over the ship....they were looking for you...." Grandpa said.
{A/N: Remember! Grandpa has no idea that they were all of the ship b4 this happened.}
"Me? Why?" Yugi said, a little taken back.
"Lord knows..." Grandpa said. "All I know is...once I didn't tell them where you were....they threw me overboard."
"WHAT?" Yugi, Tristan, and Joey stated.
"Yes," Grandpa said, "I was so worried for your safety."
"Don't worry Grandpa....we were all off the ship before Pegasus' team took over."
"You we-"
That's when Tea cut in to their conversation.
"I fell overboard during the trip....and they all went to rescue me."
"I see." Grandpa stated. "As long as you are all safe."
"Yeah, but what happened to you after they threw you off?"
"My memory is pretty shot...but I do remember finding a large piece of board," he continued, "after that....the currents pushed me away from the ships trail...so I had to just start swimming."
He stopped and looked at the BEWD in his hand.
"As I grew weaker from all the swimming...I pulled out this very card....and made a wish." He said softly. "I wished that I could see you all safe and sound before I die..."
"Grandpa....." Yugi cried out as he hugged him.
"Don't cry grandson," he said, "remember what I taught you......no crying in front of a woman....especially in front of a woman you lo-"
"I know." Yugi spat out before Grandpa could finish his sentence.
"Hehehehehehehe....still the same old Yugi." Grandpa said as Yugi smiled.
"Still the same old Grandpa." Yugi commented as Grandpa smiled.
"Come on you two, lets get him some food." Joey said as they all nodded.
"What's on the menu?" Grandpa said as he stood up, with the help of Yugi and Joey.
"Well, our appetizer is fruit....followed by the entree....which is fruit....oh....and have you tried the fruit a la carte?" Joey said sarcastically as everyone started laughing.
"Do I dare ask what is the dessert?" Grandpa asked.
"NO!" Tea, Yugi, Tristan, and even Mai yelled out before Joey could start off again.
~To be continued........~
BTW, I know that in the anime.....Yugi and the gang get on Kaiba's helicopter...well....this is a fanfiction right? I sorta changed it up a bit by putting them on a ship...that they will eventually depart early. Well.....I hope you enjoyed this chappie. More surprises to come!!!!!!
