A/N: I was thinking, I really should try to finish my other stories...
Yami/Yugi: *bursts out laughing* sure you'll finish...
Pikazoom: *viciously hits them* NOW DISCLAIM!!!
Yami/Yugi: She doesn't own Yu-gi-oh.
To my reviewers:
Animefan: *hands her a chibi Ryou plushie* O_o I'm running out of chibi plushies...I'll just have to give out the life-size ones! ^_^ It was sorta lime (muahahaha...). Anyway, have fun shopping, and thankies for your review!
Aniron Legolas: *hands her a chibi Ryou plushie* Well, if he wasn't picked on, it would be a big fluff fic :/
Demented Yami: *gives them a chibi Ryou plushie* _ Maybe I should hire you as narrarator...
Beverly: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* Well yes but...
Yami27: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* Yay! You like it!
Yami Tenchi: Looks like my first flame... *sigh* *dejectedly hands them a chibi Ryou plushie*
KlebKat: *gives them a chibi Ryou plushie* I'm not really disabled, but I have this strange skin problem, so I do get teased (I also go to a rich private school). I usually ignore it though. OOCness...it just had to be that way for the story...you like my writing? *cries in happiness* Eat that, my English teacher (who I didn't really like)! *laughs maniacally*
Silver Goddess: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* You like it? Yay! I'm happy that people like my story so much! ^_^
Amethyst Sin and Yami Phiona: *gives them each a chibi Ryou plushie* people really like glomping my characters! Haha! Feel free to glomp away, but don't kill them o_o. I need them for my story. Anyway, I am still going!
ACME-Rian: Where I came up with the idea? I dunno. I was playing DDR and then BAM! Inspiration! But maybe it came from that Korean soap opera my grandmother was watching. The girl was handicapped and this guy almost creepily came to save her when she had a problem. *gives them a chibi Ryou plushie*
Silver_flames: *hands her a chibi Ryou plushie* I'm updating!
Seto's chic: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* Sorry. I went to Japan and forgot to update before I left. My updates may or may not be faster because I'm in summer school now. :P I have the story planned out though! Oh yeah, I had planned to have the story revolve around Yami's opinions and feelings, so you may not get to dive into Seto's mind until the end.
The recent reviewers: If you would like chibi Yu-gi-oh plushies I gave out before you reviewed, tell me! ^_^
Crippled Chapter 4: Ryu
After the little punching incident, Yami was out for about three days. That was 72 hours that Yami had to sulk. During most of his time, he cursed his deformed leg. If only it hadn't been destroyed in that accident, he'd be happy. A guy with broken bones but perfectly happy! He'd have friends (though corrupt and false as they were), and he wouldn't have to participate in PE.
However, his spirits lifted a little afterschool. Seto and Mokuba would come by and visit. He enjoyed being educated by the brunette about duel monsters while Mokuba hopped around, talking nonstop to Yugi and his friends...which did include Anzu.
Yami never quite forgave her, and she still avoided him. He really thought she was a trustworthy person, always talking about friendship, but the girl wasn't really honest in the end. A true example of a hypocrit.
On the third day, Seto was about to leave, when he turned around and handed Yami a small box. The crimson-eyed teen looked at in wonder. Why did Seto give him this?
"Open it. Think of it as a momento for learning duel monsters," the cobalt-eyed boy told him, and then promptly walked out.
Yami peered at the gold box a little more, and then opened it. He gasped at what was in the inside. It was...
Blue Eyes White Dragon Level 8 Attack 3000 Defense 2500
It was the same monster that was postered all over Seto's wall. He stared at it. It was a very powerful card, and the picture exploded with the same kind of power. A fiery glare as cold as ice, with a commanding stance that made it the King of Dragons.
"Hey, whatcha got there Yami?" Yugi's best friend, Jounouchi, asked, walking in with the rest of the younger Mutou's gang.
"It's a gift," Yami said, holding out the card to the blonde.
"Whoa! It's a Blue Eyes White Dragon! That's a really rare card Yami! There were only four made!" he exclaimed excitedly.
"R-really?" he asked, totally flustered.
"Yeah! One of the most powerful duelists has three out of four of those babies! The fourth one's whereabouts are unknown...until now that is!" Jounouchi shouted, pratically hopping around in the presence of such a card.
"Who gave it to you?" Yugi's friend Honda asked curiously.
"Seto..." he said fondly. He was happy that his friend had given him such a rare card...but maybe it was appropriate to return such a find...
"I'LL TRADE YA MY WHOLE DECK FOR THAT BABY!!!!" Jounouchi screamed into Yami's face. The boy blinked in response.
"C'mon, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeeeeeeeeeee?" the blonde begged.
"Jounouchi...trading your whole deck is irresponsible," Yugi said. "It's an insult to your deck's soul..."
"Yeah, and where are you gonna get the money to reconstruct your deck? Your Red Eyes Black Dragon is rare and powerful enough," Honda told him.
"Yeah, I guess your right..." Jounouchi agreed.
The deck's soul Yugi had said...Seto said something about the cards having a heart. It seemed a little strange that a reasonably down-to-earth person would believe in such a tale. Yami had demanded that the theory be put to the test. Seto selected a random card from his deck, sandwiched it in the middle, and had Yami shuffle his cards. Then, he pulled out another random card, and it turned out to be the same one! The crimson-eyed disbeliever made him do it over and over again until he believed.
"You should build a deck, Yami. There's a tourney coming up in a couple of months, and anyone can enter," Honda commented.
"Maybe I will," the elder Mutou boy said. As Yugi's gang filed out, he held the card to his chest and smiled fondly, sighing. 'Seto...' he thought. It was strange...when he was around Seto, he was happy. Thinking about him, seeing him, listening to him talk...all of it made him smile brightly. It didn't even matter that he didn't have the lower half of his right leg, or that people still talked badly about him. He even didn't care that he was content with a guy he really knew for only about a week. He didn't know why he felt this way, but he liked it...a lot.
"Hey Seto?" Yami asked on the bright Monday morning, being chauffered around in his wheelchair again. Mokuba had already been dropped off, and they were heading for school.
"Hn?" was the soft, questioning, reply.
"Do you think...I could enter the duel monsters tournament?" he asked hesitantly.
"Of course you can."
"Even if I started a couple months ago? I'd probably get kicked out in the first round..."
Seto stop the wheelchair. He walked over to the Yami's front side and crouched down to the shorter boy's level. "Everyone has potential, Yami. If you believe in yourself, or have a goal, you'll make it as far as you possibly can," he said confidently. "I believe in you, Yami," he finished, walking to the back again. His final words echoed through Yami's ears till school.
The day passed by quickly, and lunch had suddenly snuck up on the two boys. The shorter boy decided to confront the taller about the Blue Eyes card.
"Keep it. I told you it was a gift," Seto told Yami.
"Yeah but...it's such a rare card..." Yami trailed off.
"I don't need it. Really," Seto insisted.
"If you're sur-"
"I am," he calmly said, munching on his homemade replacement lunch. The boogie-lunch stealer had already made his now frequent reappearance.
"Rare card?" Ryou asked. "If you enter Yami, it sounds like I'll be beaten down for sure!" The white-haired boy laughed.
"Don't say that, Ryou. If you have confidence, you'll do fine," Yami smiled, rephrasing what Seto told him earlier.
"I guess you're right," Ryou replied.
Nothing more was said about the treasured gift given by Seto until afterschool. It was a strange thought, it was probably Yami being paranoid, but it always seemed that someone picked up about their conversations...
"Hey, helpless disabled boy," the bully came around again, mocking Yami once more. "Heard you got yourself a rare card. I wanna win that upcoming tournament, so why do you hand it over?"
"You shouldn't pick on those who can't defend themselves at the moment," Seto said calmly but sternly, coming up in front of Yami. His stance was tense, and he had an expressionless face.
The bully huffed. He didn't like being commanded, especially from some nerd. "Just get out of the way, glasses," he bullied, pressing a finger to his chest.
"I don't think so," Seto replied.
"Well then, I'll just pick on you!" He hit Seto on the side of his face, causing him to lurch sideways, but he didn't fall over. The brunette's glasses, however, clinked to the side.
"Ah! Seto!" Yami exclaimed, echoed by Ryou running up behind.
The bully laughed loud and mocking and crushed the thick-rimmed spectacles. He waved his hand in front of Seto's face, which was covered by his brown bangs. "Can you still see nerd boy?"
Seto straightened himself from his twisted position and glared at him with his piercing blue eyes. "I can see just fine, thank you very much," he said.
A small huddle of whispers broke out. "He looks familiar..." was something Yami caught.
Suddenly, a girl squealed. "He looks like Ryu!!!" The atmosphere grew excited. The chattering ran through the crowd.
"You're right! Just without the brown eyes!" someone exclaimed.
"Ryou...who is Ryu?" Yami asked.
"Ryu the Dragon Master," Ryou started. "A famous and powerful duelist, yet a very mysterious person. No one even knows where lives...he has three Blue Eyes White Dragons."
"So...is he him?" Yami wondered aloud. Surely Seto would relay such information to his best friend.
Ryou hesitated for a second but then nodded. "He didn't want to be discovered though. That's partially why he wears the glasses. When he goes to tournaments, he wears contacts to make his eyes brown. He can actually see fine in any case."
Seto said nothing to the whispers and picked up the battered frame of his glasses. Then, he took ahold of Yami's wheelchair, murmured a quick goodbye to Ryou, and pushed Yami off campus, leaving everyone, including the bully, stunned at the sudden revelation. A mysterious celebrity had surfaced at their school!
"Seto..." Yami began. They were on their way to pick up Mokuba.
"Hn?" was the same quiet reply.
"I felt like I knew you...but you're just such a mystery to me...I want to know who you really are, so we can really be friends," Yami told the taller teen, blushing. Usually, he only thought these things, but he never spoke his mind until now.
Seto stopped pushing Yami. The crimson-eyed boy was afraid he'd said something wrong. Seto bent over so that he could see Yami's worried face and gave him a small, but reassuring, smile. "Deal."
The shorter teen's heart fluttered at the tiny sign of affection. Now that he'd said it, he didn't know where to start! "Errr..."
"What would you like to know?" Seto asked, as if he knew Yami was stuck.
"Well...how about when you picked up duel monsters?"
Yami leaned back into his chair and listened contently to Seto's eloquent voice. The brunette had come into their game shop about half a year ago with Mokuba. Seto had seen a bunch of card packs and bought a few, with Mokuba's persuasion because he thought the cards looked "really cool!"
When he finished, Yami asked, "Out of curiosity...how come you don't open up to other people? You're a nice guy Seto."
"Because no one opens up to me," he replied, back to his old, calm tone. Yami realized something when he said that. Seto wasn't very trusting, but he was loyal to those that were closest to him. The tri-colored haired teen was one of those people. He smiled brightly. It meant a lot to him that Seto cared. Yami leaned back into his chair and thought of nothing but his friend.
A/N: Muahahahaha...my mushiness is coming out! Wait, this isn't angst! ARGH!!!! *plots Yami depression*
Yami: O_o
Pikazoom: While I plan this out, please enjoy this chappie! R & R too! Please don't kill me!!!!!!
Yami/Yugi: *bursts out laughing* sure you'll finish...
Pikazoom: *viciously hits them* NOW DISCLAIM!!!
Yami/Yugi: She doesn't own Yu-gi-oh.
To my reviewers:
Animefan: *hands her a chibi Ryou plushie* O_o I'm running out of chibi plushies...I'll just have to give out the life-size ones! ^_^ It was sorta lime (muahahaha...). Anyway, have fun shopping, and thankies for your review!
Aniron Legolas: *hands her a chibi Ryou plushie* Well, if he wasn't picked on, it would be a big fluff fic :/
Demented Yami: *gives them a chibi Ryou plushie* _ Maybe I should hire you as narrarator...
Beverly: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* Well yes but...
Yami27: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* Yay! You like it!
Yami Tenchi: Looks like my first flame... *sigh* *dejectedly hands them a chibi Ryou plushie*
KlebKat: *gives them a chibi Ryou plushie* I'm not really disabled, but I have this strange skin problem, so I do get teased (I also go to a rich private school). I usually ignore it though. OOCness...it just had to be that way for the story...you like my writing? *cries in happiness* Eat that, my English teacher (who I didn't really like)! *laughs maniacally*
Silver Goddess: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* You like it? Yay! I'm happy that people like my story so much! ^_^
Amethyst Sin and Yami Phiona: *gives them each a chibi Ryou plushie* people really like glomping my characters! Haha! Feel free to glomp away, but don't kill them o_o. I need them for my story. Anyway, I am still going!
ACME-Rian: Where I came up with the idea? I dunno. I was playing DDR and then BAM! Inspiration! But maybe it came from that Korean soap opera my grandmother was watching. The girl was handicapped and this guy almost creepily came to save her when she had a problem. *gives them a chibi Ryou plushie*
Silver_flames: *hands her a chibi Ryou plushie* I'm updating!
Seto's chic: *gives her a chibi Ryou plushie* Sorry. I went to Japan and forgot to update before I left. My updates may or may not be faster because I'm in summer school now. :P I have the story planned out though! Oh yeah, I had planned to have the story revolve around Yami's opinions and feelings, so you may not get to dive into Seto's mind until the end.
The recent reviewers: If you would like chibi Yu-gi-oh plushies I gave out before you reviewed, tell me! ^_^
Crippled Chapter 4: Ryu
After the little punching incident, Yami was out for about three days. That was 72 hours that Yami had to sulk. During most of his time, he cursed his deformed leg. If only it hadn't been destroyed in that accident, he'd be happy. A guy with broken bones but perfectly happy! He'd have friends (though corrupt and false as they were), and he wouldn't have to participate in PE.
However, his spirits lifted a little afterschool. Seto and Mokuba would come by and visit. He enjoyed being educated by the brunette about duel monsters while Mokuba hopped around, talking nonstop to Yugi and his friends...which did include Anzu.
Yami never quite forgave her, and she still avoided him. He really thought she was a trustworthy person, always talking about friendship, but the girl wasn't really honest in the end. A true example of a hypocrit.
On the third day, Seto was about to leave, when he turned around and handed Yami a small box. The crimson-eyed teen looked at in wonder. Why did Seto give him this?
"Open it. Think of it as a momento for learning duel monsters," the cobalt-eyed boy told him, and then promptly walked out.
Yami peered at the gold box a little more, and then opened it. He gasped at what was in the inside. It was...
Blue Eyes White Dragon Level 8 Attack 3000 Defense 2500
It was the same monster that was postered all over Seto's wall. He stared at it. It was a very powerful card, and the picture exploded with the same kind of power. A fiery glare as cold as ice, with a commanding stance that made it the King of Dragons.
"Hey, whatcha got there Yami?" Yugi's best friend, Jounouchi, asked, walking in with the rest of the younger Mutou's gang.
"It's a gift," Yami said, holding out the card to the blonde.
"Whoa! It's a Blue Eyes White Dragon! That's a really rare card Yami! There were only four made!" he exclaimed excitedly.
"R-really?" he asked, totally flustered.
"Yeah! One of the most powerful duelists has three out of four of those babies! The fourth one's whereabouts are unknown...until now that is!" Jounouchi shouted, pratically hopping around in the presence of such a card.
"Who gave it to you?" Yugi's friend Honda asked curiously.
"Seto..." he said fondly. He was happy that his friend had given him such a rare card...but maybe it was appropriate to return such a find...
"I'LL TRADE YA MY WHOLE DECK FOR THAT BABY!!!!" Jounouchi screamed into Yami's face. The boy blinked in response.
"C'mon, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeeeeeeeeeee?" the blonde begged.
"Jounouchi...trading your whole deck is irresponsible," Yugi said. "It's an insult to your deck's soul..."
"Yeah, and where are you gonna get the money to reconstruct your deck? Your Red Eyes Black Dragon is rare and powerful enough," Honda told him.
"Yeah, I guess your right..." Jounouchi agreed.
The deck's soul Yugi had said...Seto said something about the cards having a heart. It seemed a little strange that a reasonably down-to-earth person would believe in such a tale. Yami had demanded that the theory be put to the test. Seto selected a random card from his deck, sandwiched it in the middle, and had Yami shuffle his cards. Then, he pulled out another random card, and it turned out to be the same one! The crimson-eyed disbeliever made him do it over and over again until he believed.
"You should build a deck, Yami. There's a tourney coming up in a couple of months, and anyone can enter," Honda commented.
"Maybe I will," the elder Mutou boy said. As Yugi's gang filed out, he held the card to his chest and smiled fondly, sighing. 'Seto...' he thought. It was strange...when he was around Seto, he was happy. Thinking about him, seeing him, listening to him talk...all of it made him smile brightly. It didn't even matter that he didn't have the lower half of his right leg, or that people still talked badly about him. He even didn't care that he was content with a guy he really knew for only about a week. He didn't know why he felt this way, but he liked it...a lot.
"Hey Seto?" Yami asked on the bright Monday morning, being chauffered around in his wheelchair again. Mokuba had already been dropped off, and they were heading for school.
"Hn?" was the soft, questioning, reply.
"Do you think...I could enter the duel monsters tournament?" he asked hesitantly.
"Of course you can."
"Even if I started a couple months ago? I'd probably get kicked out in the first round..."
Seto stop the wheelchair. He walked over to the Yami's front side and crouched down to the shorter boy's level. "Everyone has potential, Yami. If you believe in yourself, or have a goal, you'll make it as far as you possibly can," he said confidently. "I believe in you, Yami," he finished, walking to the back again. His final words echoed through Yami's ears till school.
The day passed by quickly, and lunch had suddenly snuck up on the two boys. The shorter boy decided to confront the taller about the Blue Eyes card.
"Keep it. I told you it was a gift," Seto told Yami.
"Yeah but...it's such a rare card..." Yami trailed off.
"I don't need it. Really," Seto insisted.
"If you're sur-"
"I am," he calmly said, munching on his homemade replacement lunch. The boogie-lunch stealer had already made his now frequent reappearance.
"Rare card?" Ryou asked. "If you enter Yami, it sounds like I'll be beaten down for sure!" The white-haired boy laughed.
"Don't say that, Ryou. If you have confidence, you'll do fine," Yami smiled, rephrasing what Seto told him earlier.
"I guess you're right," Ryou replied.
Nothing more was said about the treasured gift given by Seto until afterschool. It was a strange thought, it was probably Yami being paranoid, but it always seemed that someone picked up about their conversations...
"Hey, helpless disabled boy," the bully came around again, mocking Yami once more. "Heard you got yourself a rare card. I wanna win that upcoming tournament, so why do you hand it over?"
"You shouldn't pick on those who can't defend themselves at the moment," Seto said calmly but sternly, coming up in front of Yami. His stance was tense, and he had an expressionless face.
The bully huffed. He didn't like being commanded, especially from some nerd. "Just get out of the way, glasses," he bullied, pressing a finger to his chest.
"I don't think so," Seto replied.
"Well then, I'll just pick on you!" He hit Seto on the side of his face, causing him to lurch sideways, but he didn't fall over. The brunette's glasses, however, clinked to the side.
"Ah! Seto!" Yami exclaimed, echoed by Ryou running up behind.
The bully laughed loud and mocking and crushed the thick-rimmed spectacles. He waved his hand in front of Seto's face, which was covered by his brown bangs. "Can you still see nerd boy?"
Seto straightened himself from his twisted position and glared at him with his piercing blue eyes. "I can see just fine, thank you very much," he said.
A small huddle of whispers broke out. "He looks familiar..." was something Yami caught.
Suddenly, a girl squealed. "He looks like Ryu!!!" The atmosphere grew excited. The chattering ran through the crowd.
"You're right! Just without the brown eyes!" someone exclaimed.
"Ryou...who is Ryu?" Yami asked.
"Ryu the Dragon Master," Ryou started. "A famous and powerful duelist, yet a very mysterious person. No one even knows where lives...he has three Blue Eyes White Dragons."
"So...is he him?" Yami wondered aloud. Surely Seto would relay such information to his best friend.
Ryou hesitated for a second but then nodded. "He didn't want to be discovered though. That's partially why he wears the glasses. When he goes to tournaments, he wears contacts to make his eyes brown. He can actually see fine in any case."
Seto said nothing to the whispers and picked up the battered frame of his glasses. Then, he took ahold of Yami's wheelchair, murmured a quick goodbye to Ryou, and pushed Yami off campus, leaving everyone, including the bully, stunned at the sudden revelation. A mysterious celebrity had surfaced at their school!
"Seto..." Yami began. They were on their way to pick up Mokuba.
"Hn?" was the same quiet reply.
"I felt like I knew you...but you're just such a mystery to me...I want to know who you really are, so we can really be friends," Yami told the taller teen, blushing. Usually, he only thought these things, but he never spoke his mind until now.
Seto stopped pushing Yami. The crimson-eyed boy was afraid he'd said something wrong. Seto bent over so that he could see Yami's worried face and gave him a small, but reassuring, smile. "Deal."
The shorter teen's heart fluttered at the tiny sign of affection. Now that he'd said it, he didn't know where to start! "Errr..."
"What would you like to know?" Seto asked, as if he knew Yami was stuck.
"Well...how about when you picked up duel monsters?"
Yami leaned back into his chair and listened contently to Seto's eloquent voice. The brunette had come into their game shop about half a year ago with Mokuba. Seto had seen a bunch of card packs and bought a few, with Mokuba's persuasion because he thought the cards looked "really cool!"
When he finished, Yami asked, "Out of curiosity...how come you don't open up to other people? You're a nice guy Seto."
"Because no one opens up to me," he replied, back to his old, calm tone. Yami realized something when he said that. Seto wasn't very trusting, but he was loyal to those that were closest to him. The tri-colored haired teen was one of those people. He smiled brightly. It meant a lot to him that Seto cared. Yami leaned back into his chair and thought of nothing but his friend.
A/N: Muahahahaha...my mushiness is coming out! Wait, this isn't angst! ARGH!!!! *plots Yami depression*
Yami: O_o
Pikazoom: While I plan this out, please enjoy this chappie! R & R too! Please don't kill me!!!!!!