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"Mai?" Yugi repeated, confused. "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Mai looked at Yugi blankly. "Yugi . . . I can explain . . ."
"Go ahead. Tell him the truth. Ruin his life." grumbled Grandpa. "Isn't this why you're here?"
Mai didn't say anything and it looked like she was about to cry.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Christmas?" said Grandpa impatiently.
Mai stared at her boots and gritted her teeth. "I just wanted to check up on you, Yugi. I'm sorry for waking you up . . . I better be going." She started to turn and walk away, but Grandpa grabbed her shoulder.
"Get your damn hand off of me," Mai whispered, enraged as she shook his hand off.
"Tell him everything. No use in hiding it any longer." Grandpa lamented in a calm voice.
Mai bit her lower lip, looking away.
"Tell me what, Grandpa?" asked Yugi softly.
Grandpa shrugged. "Ask her." Yugi looked at Mai with large innocent eyes.
Mai swallowed. It was killing her. " Yugi . . .why don't we have a little talk for a moment," she glanced at Grandpa," Alone."
Grandpa looked angry, but stomped off into his room and slammed the door shut. Mai looked a lot less tense when Grandpa left. She turned to Yugi, "Let's sit down . . . I think the news for you is going to be pretty shocking."
They walked into the den and sat down on the sofas. For a few minutes, they sat in silence. Mai smiled grimly at Yugi," I'm sorry, Yugi . . . I just don't know where to begin . . ." She took a couple of deep, shaky breaths. " Yugi . . . I've been looking for you for a very long time."
"What? Why?"
She looked at him directly in the eyes and smiled sadly," Yugi- I'm your mom."
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"No . . ." whispered Yugi," No it can't be . . . is this some kind of a joke? "
Mai shook her head, her golden locks of hair wiggled. "No joke, Yugi."
He sat there in complete shock, letting the whole thing sink in. Yugi already knew it was no joke. He and Mai had the same kind of features. The same spiky hair, dark purple eyes, nose , and pale skin. And even it was a joke, Grandpa would crack up in 2 seconds. He had never seen him so serious in his life. So did Mai.
'I've looked for my parents ever since I could walk,' he realized,' And my own mother was right here in front of my face for these past few months!' He rubbed his eyes, just incase it was all a dream. It wasn't.
Finally, he spoke. "Why didn't you tell me on the boat when we first met?"
" I should've told you . . . I know . . . but then, I forced myself to pretend that there was another Yugi who coincidentally looked like me. I pushed the thought to the back of my head until you dueled Panik. I then decided that it was true and that you were my son."
"Why then?"
" Instincts, I guess. When Panik lost and tried to hurt you, I was so scared. I thought I would lose you. I tried to tell you after the duel . . but my mouth malfunctioned and instead I said I wanted to duel you."
Yugi thought for a moment , " Why did you give me those star ships, then? Didn't you hate Grandpa?"
Mai snorted," Of course I hated him. I didn't give a damn if Pegasus kept his stupid soul, but I knew you wanted him back, so I gave them to you anyway, even though that old goat is a total ass."
"Mai . . . I need to ask you one more thing . . ."
"Shoot."
"Who is my father?"
Mai stared at him, her face pale. She shook it away, then looked at Yugi, wearing a fake smile. "That's for me to know, and you to find out," she teased, her voice trembling. She looked at her watch," It's getting late . . . do you mind if I stay for the night?"
"I wouldn't, but Grandpa sure would."
She smiled," Right. Well, Yugi, I'll drop by in the morning and we can talk again. Good night."
"Good night,"
Yugi watched her leave the shop and fade into the darknesst. He sighed. It had been one heck of a night.
He went into his room and laid down on the bed, thinking. Why did Mai act so funny when he mentioned his father? Why didn't she want him to know or even find out? 'For whatever the reason, I'll find out who my father is, no matter what,' he decided as he slowly fell asleep.
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"Mai?" Yugi repeated, confused. "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Mai looked at Yugi blankly. "Yugi . . . I can explain . . ."
"Go ahead. Tell him the truth. Ruin his life." grumbled Grandpa. "Isn't this why you're here?"
Mai didn't say anything and it looked like she was about to cry.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Christmas?" said Grandpa impatiently.
Mai stared at her boots and gritted her teeth. "I just wanted to check up on you, Yugi. I'm sorry for waking you up . . . I better be going." She started to turn and walk away, but Grandpa grabbed her shoulder.
"Get your damn hand off of me," Mai whispered, enraged as she shook his hand off.
"Tell him everything. No use in hiding it any longer." Grandpa lamented in a calm voice.
Mai bit her lower lip, looking away.
"Tell me what, Grandpa?" asked Yugi softly.
Grandpa shrugged. "Ask her." Yugi looked at Mai with large innocent eyes.
Mai swallowed. It was killing her. " Yugi . . .why don't we have a little talk for a moment," she glanced at Grandpa," Alone."
Grandpa looked angry, but stomped off into his room and slammed the door shut. Mai looked a lot less tense when Grandpa left. She turned to Yugi, "Let's sit down . . . I think the news for you is going to be pretty shocking."
They walked into the den and sat down on the sofas. For a few minutes, they sat in silence. Mai smiled grimly at Yugi," I'm sorry, Yugi . . . I just don't know where to begin . . ." She took a couple of deep, shaky breaths. " Yugi . . . I've been looking for you for a very long time."
"What? Why?"
She looked at him directly in the eyes and smiled sadly," Yugi- I'm your mom."
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"No . . ." whispered Yugi," No it can't be . . . is this some kind of a joke? "
Mai shook her head, her golden locks of hair wiggled. "No joke, Yugi."
He sat there in complete shock, letting the whole thing sink in. Yugi already knew it was no joke. He and Mai had the same kind of features. The same spiky hair, dark purple eyes, nose , and pale skin. And even it was a joke, Grandpa would crack up in 2 seconds. He had never seen him so serious in his life. So did Mai.
'I've looked for my parents ever since I could walk,' he realized,' And my own mother was right here in front of my face for these past few months!' He rubbed his eyes, just incase it was all a dream. It wasn't.
Finally, he spoke. "Why didn't you tell me on the boat when we first met?"
" I should've told you . . . I know . . . but then, I forced myself to pretend that there was another Yugi who coincidentally looked like me. I pushed the thought to the back of my head until you dueled Panik. I then decided that it was true and that you were my son."
"Why then?"
" Instincts, I guess. When Panik lost and tried to hurt you, I was so scared. I thought I would lose you. I tried to tell you after the duel . . but my mouth malfunctioned and instead I said I wanted to duel you."
Yugi thought for a moment , " Why did you give me those star ships, then? Didn't you hate Grandpa?"
Mai snorted," Of course I hated him. I didn't give a damn if Pegasus kept his stupid soul, but I knew you wanted him back, so I gave them to you anyway, even though that old goat is a total ass."
"Mai . . . I need to ask you one more thing . . ."
"Shoot."
"Who is my father?"
Mai stared at him, her face pale. She shook it away, then looked at Yugi, wearing a fake smile. "That's for me to know, and you to find out," she teased, her voice trembling. She looked at her watch," It's getting late . . . do you mind if I stay for the night?"
"I wouldn't, but Grandpa sure would."
She smiled," Right. Well, Yugi, I'll drop by in the morning and we can talk again. Good night."
"Good night,"
Yugi watched her leave the shop and fade into the darknesst. He sighed. It had been one heck of a night.
He went into his room and laid down on the bed, thinking. Why did Mai act so funny when he mentioned his father? Why didn't she want him to know or even find out? 'For whatever the reason, I'll find out who my father is, no matter what,' he decided as he slowly fell asleep.
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