a/n: This will be an interesting chapter. The next one however, won't be quite as nice...

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Katrina walked to school with Yami the next day in silence. It was so awkward, but she couldn't think of anything to say. Her knee felt better, though when she put too much weight on it, it still hurt.

They reached the school a little while later and Joey, Tea, Tristan and Bakura stood at the doors, waiting for them.

"Hey!" Tea said waving.

Kitty smiled and waved back, followed shortly by Yami.

"Are you feeling better?" Bakura asked Kitty as they headed into the school.

She looked at him quizzically. "What?" she signed.

"You were asleep at Yugi's," Tea replied.

Kitty snapped her head in Yami's direction, confused and nervous. "What?" she signed.

"They came over when you were asleep," he explained, feeling uncomfortable. "They didn't stay long."

"Oh," she signed, unsure if she was relieved or not. "Um, yeah, I'm feeling better," she signed to them.

Now it was their turn to look at her quizzically. She knew they could sense that something was wrong and she hoped they wouldn't press the subject.

"That's... good," Tristan said and Kitty breathed slightly in relief. Though she could see plainly he didn't believe her.

The Millennium Puzzle glowed as Yami and Yugi switched. The group then split up to go to separate classes. Kitty went with Yugi and Tristan while Tea, Joey and Bakura went in the opposite direction.

Tea looked over her shoulder at the deaf girl as she walked away. "Hey, Joey," she said, looking at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Why is Kitty limping?" she asked.

Both boys turned to look at Kitty as she turned the corner.

"Hey, you're right!" Joey said, turning back to Tea.

"I don't think I believe Kitty. I think something's wrong," Bakura said.

"Yeah, she's lying," Joey said.

"As much as I don't want to admit it, but I think you're right, Joey. Something's happening with Kitty and I want to know what it is," Tea said as they walked into class.

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Kitty headed out of the school and met Yami at the bus stop. They nodded at each other and started to her house.

"I don't want to go home," Kitty said after a while.

She looked at him as he spoke. "We will find a way out of this."

"You keep saying that, but I don't see a way," she said.

"We'll find one," he said, slightly more forcefully.

She nodded, but Yami could see she didn't believe it anymore. They turned the corner and they could see her house down the block. Suddenly, Kitty stopped.

"I can go the rest of the way myself," she said, turning to him. He looked down to her house and saw what was the matter. There was a truck in the driveway.

"All right. Be careful, Katrina," he said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

She nodded and started walking away, Yami looking after her. She walked for a few seconds, then turned and ran back to him. She didn't know what made her do it. She just suddenly got a feeling that this might be her only chance...

Katrina ran to him and threw her arms around his neck, kissing him dead on the lips. Shocked, Yami grabbed her shoulders and pulled her away. She paused a second looking into his surprised eyes. Then she turned and ran down the street towards her house.

"Katrina!" Yami called after her, aware it wouldn't do any good. He sighed, watching her turn up her driveway and quickly enter her house without a look back.

"It looks like you've gained more than just her trust, Yami."

Yami turned to see Yugi standing beside him, slightly transparent. "She's confused, Yugi. That's all," he said, turning and walking back the way he had come.

"That didn't look like she was confused at all!" Yugi said, walking beside him.

Yami sighed again. "She said I'm the only one who's ever known about this. The fact that I'm a male might have her slightly unsure of her feelings."

Yugi considered this a moment. "Oh," he said. "Well, okay." With that, he phased back into the pharaoh, leaving him to walk home alone. Or, as alone as possible.

Before he turned the corner again, Yami stopped and looked over his shoulder at her house. He stood there a second before he realized he should be getting home. He turned and continued on his way.

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a/n: Bit of a daring move on Kitty's part. Want to find out what happens next? Well, you have to review...