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Yugi's eyes shifted nervously from his cereal bowl to the clock hanging in the kitchen. The seconds seemed to pass like hours. He couldn't wait for Mai to come and answer his million questions. 10:23 . . . 10:24 . . . he just couldn't take the whole suspense.
"Something wrong, Yugi?" asked his Grandpa coolly.
"Huh?" Yugi raised his eyes from his soggy Cheerios," What did you say?"
"It doesn't matter now."
Yugi went back to staring at his cereal slowly disintegrate in the milk.
Grandpa gave out a disgruntled huff and glared at the sports section. He knew Yugi well . . . too well. He would bet on his life that Yugi was just dying to see that scamp of a daughter he had. What made her come back? . . . She probably came to take Yugi away . . . but why did she pick the name Mai? What was wrong with the name he gave her? Grandpa had just about the same amount of puzzling questions Yugi had.
Thoughts clouded both of the Motou's minds and only the sound of melting cereal and the occasional rustle of newspapers could be heard in the silent kitchen.
"I should tell you something before "She" comes, Yugi," Grandpa informed.
"What, Grandpa?"
"Don't believe anything she says."
"What? But why-"
Grandpa neatly folded his newspaper and set it down. "Lies . . . all lies just to keep her safe."
"Grandpa . . ." Yugi started to say. The door suddenly opened. Grandpa looked at him coldly as if he said,' Don't say I didn't warn you,' and stomped off leaving Yugi speechless.
"Yugi?" A low, feminine voice shattered his thoughts. He looked up and saw Mai, standing in the doorway.
"Um . . . hi, Mai-please come in."
She hesitated at first, as if there was a trap of something waiting for her inside before coming in. Yugi stared at her. When he first saw her, he thought of her as a beautiful, spoiled, confident duelist . . . but now . . . he was looking at her as a mom for the first time.
" I'm sorry I'm late . . ." she began," My alarm didn't go off and . . . "
"No," interrupted Yugi," That's okay . . . why don't you have a seat?"
Mai sat down rigidly. "I'm guessing that you want me to answer more questions."
Yugi blushed," Uh . . . yeah-I mean if it's not too much trouble or anything . . ."
"Don't be silly," she sighed. "You have a right to know . . . " She broke off the sentence when a sudden, shrill sound starting to ring. She opened her purse and took out a cell phone, staring at the screen. "Excuse me . . ." Mai anxiously stood up and hurried out to the front of the shop.
Yugi sat there for a moment then couldn't take it anymore. He rushed to the front door and saw Mai biting her thumbnail and pacing in circles. He gently opened the door a crack to hear what she was saying.
"I know I shouldn't of had told him . . . my conscience got the better of me!" Her voice was shaking. "No . . . of course I won't . . . I promise . . . The mall? Okay, I'll meet you there . . . God, for the last time, he won't find out! I'll be careful! . Sorry, baby . . . I'm just nervous . . . I know you'll get in trouble if anyone finds out . . . okay . . . right now? I'll meet you there, I love you-bye." Mai snapped her cell phone shut and took a long, deep breath.
Yugi quickly shut the door and ran back to the den and pretended to be casually sitting when she returned. "Who was that?" he asked innocently.
Mai looked at him," That was my boss . . . sorry, Yugi-but I have to leave for work-I'll come back later tonight."
Yugi had the sinking feeling that she knew that he was listening to her phone conversation. "Okay," said Yugi, looking at bit crestfallen," I'll see you soon."
He watched her leave and sighed. 'Is what Grandpa says is true?' he thought worriedly,' Is everything she says are lies?'
* * *
'Hmmm . . . ' mused Yami with one eyebrow cocked.' It sounds pretty hard.'
'But Yami!' Yugi begged,' I have a strong feeling that she's meeting my dad . . . it all makes sense . . .please, Yami! It's my only chance!'
Yami sighed,' Okay . . . but the mall is huge! How are you going to find them?'
'I don't know, but I'll try,' thought Yugi, determined.
* * *
Yugi parted the ferns and squinted. No luck yet. He had been searching about half an hour and had seen no sign of Mai. Just as he was about ton give up; he heard Mai's voice coming from the store to his right. Yugi crouched under the big potted plant and strained to hear her, though the mall was noisy and loud. He could faintly make out Mai and a man's voice arguing.
"You have to." murmured the man.
"Yes . . . I know . . . but-" Mai stammered.
"It'll be for the best."
"I can't just leave with out any explanation!"
"Just make another excuse . . ."
" I can't . . . Yugi is a very smart boy . . . he'll figure everything out sooner or later! I think he's coming onto me about leaving early. . . "
"Mai . . . please . . . "
"I think not telling him about you is a bad idea."
"But you know the consequences . . ."
"Don't use that as an excuse any more . . . I mean I know what will happen . . . but he won't tell, I promise! He'll keep his word."
"And the old man?"
"I can't trust him . . ."
"You can't trust Yugi either."
"He's our son!"
"I don't care! Look . . . it'll be easier if now one knows, okay? If we tell Yugi, someone might try to beat the information out of him . . . you don't want him to get hurt, do you?"
"Of course not!"
"Then it's settled. No one will know and you won't have to leave Domino or Yugi."
"I think maybe you're right . . . I have to leave now, though . . . I'll see you later . . . give me a call."
"All right . . ."
Yugi stopped hearing them talk. He sighed. He didn't get much information, but at least got a little. A shadow suddenly loomed over him. He looked up and gasped.
Mai was towering over him, her face pink and flustered looking," Yugi, what are you doing?"
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Hey . . . thanks for all of the reviews . . . Please send me some ideas, names for the chapters, and names of guys in Yu-gi-oh who could be Yugi's dad. Oh, and just so that you know, in this story, Yugi is 11, so that means that Mai is 26. It makes more sense this way since Yugi is pretty short . . . I guess if it was true, then Yugi would be in high school because he skipped a few grades or whatever. Any ways please review. Thanks.
Summonedskull007
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Yugi's eyes shifted nervously from his cereal bowl to the clock hanging in the kitchen. The seconds seemed to pass like hours. He couldn't wait for Mai to come and answer his million questions. 10:23 . . . 10:24 . . . he just couldn't take the whole suspense.
"Something wrong, Yugi?" asked his Grandpa coolly.
"Huh?" Yugi raised his eyes from his soggy Cheerios," What did you say?"
"It doesn't matter now."
Yugi went back to staring at his cereal slowly disintegrate in the milk.
Grandpa gave out a disgruntled huff and glared at the sports section. He knew Yugi well . . . too well. He would bet on his life that Yugi was just dying to see that scamp of a daughter he had. What made her come back? . . . She probably came to take Yugi away . . . but why did she pick the name Mai? What was wrong with the name he gave her? Grandpa had just about the same amount of puzzling questions Yugi had.
Thoughts clouded both of the Motou's minds and only the sound of melting cereal and the occasional rustle of newspapers could be heard in the silent kitchen.
"I should tell you something before "She" comes, Yugi," Grandpa informed.
"What, Grandpa?"
"Don't believe anything she says."
"What? But why-"
Grandpa neatly folded his newspaper and set it down. "Lies . . . all lies just to keep her safe."
"Grandpa . . ." Yugi started to say. The door suddenly opened. Grandpa looked at him coldly as if he said,' Don't say I didn't warn you,' and stomped off leaving Yugi speechless.
"Yugi?" A low, feminine voice shattered his thoughts. He looked up and saw Mai, standing in the doorway.
"Um . . . hi, Mai-please come in."
She hesitated at first, as if there was a trap of something waiting for her inside before coming in. Yugi stared at her. When he first saw her, he thought of her as a beautiful, spoiled, confident duelist . . . but now . . . he was looking at her as a mom for the first time.
" I'm sorry I'm late . . ." she began," My alarm didn't go off and . . . "
"No," interrupted Yugi," That's okay . . . why don't you have a seat?"
Mai sat down rigidly. "I'm guessing that you want me to answer more questions."
Yugi blushed," Uh . . . yeah-I mean if it's not too much trouble or anything . . ."
"Don't be silly," she sighed. "You have a right to know . . . " She broke off the sentence when a sudden, shrill sound starting to ring. She opened her purse and took out a cell phone, staring at the screen. "Excuse me . . ." Mai anxiously stood up and hurried out to the front of the shop.
Yugi sat there for a moment then couldn't take it anymore. He rushed to the front door and saw Mai biting her thumbnail and pacing in circles. He gently opened the door a crack to hear what she was saying.
"I know I shouldn't of had told him . . . my conscience got the better of me!" Her voice was shaking. "No . . . of course I won't . . . I promise . . . The mall? Okay, I'll meet you there . . . God, for the last time, he won't find out! I'll be careful! . Sorry, baby . . . I'm just nervous . . . I know you'll get in trouble if anyone finds out . . . okay . . . right now? I'll meet you there, I love you-bye." Mai snapped her cell phone shut and took a long, deep breath.
Yugi quickly shut the door and ran back to the den and pretended to be casually sitting when she returned. "Who was that?" he asked innocently.
Mai looked at him," That was my boss . . . sorry, Yugi-but I have to leave for work-I'll come back later tonight."
Yugi had the sinking feeling that she knew that he was listening to her phone conversation. "Okay," said Yugi, looking at bit crestfallen," I'll see you soon."
He watched her leave and sighed. 'Is what Grandpa says is true?' he thought worriedly,' Is everything she says are lies?'
* * *
'Hmmm . . . ' mused Yami with one eyebrow cocked.' It sounds pretty hard.'
'But Yami!' Yugi begged,' I have a strong feeling that she's meeting my dad . . . it all makes sense . . .please, Yami! It's my only chance!'
Yami sighed,' Okay . . . but the mall is huge! How are you going to find them?'
'I don't know, but I'll try,' thought Yugi, determined.
* * *
Yugi parted the ferns and squinted. No luck yet. He had been searching about half an hour and had seen no sign of Mai. Just as he was about ton give up; he heard Mai's voice coming from the store to his right. Yugi crouched under the big potted plant and strained to hear her, though the mall was noisy and loud. He could faintly make out Mai and a man's voice arguing.
"You have to." murmured the man.
"Yes . . . I know . . . but-" Mai stammered.
"It'll be for the best."
"I can't just leave with out any explanation!"
"Just make another excuse . . ."
" I can't . . . Yugi is a very smart boy . . . he'll figure everything out sooner or later! I think he's coming onto me about leaving early. . . "
"Mai . . . please . . . "
"I think not telling him about you is a bad idea."
"But you know the consequences . . ."
"Don't use that as an excuse any more . . . I mean I know what will happen . . . but he won't tell, I promise! He'll keep his word."
"And the old man?"
"I can't trust him . . ."
"You can't trust Yugi either."
"He's our son!"
"I don't care! Look . . . it'll be easier if now one knows, okay? If we tell Yugi, someone might try to beat the information out of him . . . you don't want him to get hurt, do you?"
"Of course not!"
"Then it's settled. No one will know and you won't have to leave Domino or Yugi."
"I think maybe you're right . . . I have to leave now, though . . . I'll see you later . . . give me a call."
"All right . . ."
Yugi stopped hearing them talk. He sighed. He didn't get much information, but at least got a little. A shadow suddenly loomed over him. He looked up and gasped.
Mai was towering over him, her face pink and flustered looking," Yugi, what are you doing?"
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Hey . . . thanks for all of the reviews . . . Please send me some ideas, names for the chapters, and names of guys in Yu-gi-oh who could be Yugi's dad. Oh, and just so that you know, in this story, Yugi is 11, so that means that Mai is 26. It makes more sense this way since Yugi is pretty short . . . I guess if it was true, then Yugi would be in high school because he skipped a few grades or whatever. Any ways please review. Thanks.
Summonedskull007
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