Change of Heart
Chapter 2
Ill Feelings Come Up
"You're what?!" the rest of the Bladebreakers cried.
"You heard me. Did I trip over my tongue?" Kai answered unemotionally. He looked at Yugi and heaved a sigh. "Let's not fight now."
"No, Kai!" Tyson barged in. "We'll settle this right away!"
"Right away?" Kai turned to Tyson and ran to him. Before anyone could do anything to stop him, Kai's fist made contact with Tyson's stomach. He turned away and was beside Yugi again. "There. Anyone wanna settle this right away?"
Max and Kenny helped Tyson to his feet. "You shouldn't have done it, Kai," Ray said.
"I got the point all across the same," Kai said. He sped up a bit, making Yugi and the others speed up as well. "Yugi, where's your house?"
Yugi's eyes widened, then narrowed again. At length, he got a word in. "Not that much farther, in fact," he said. "My grandpa owns a game shop, and we stay above it." He stopped the group at the Kame Game Shop. "Here, is Tyson all right?" Yugi asked, unlocking the door. He helped Tyson to the settee. "You're sleeping here."
"What about the rest of us?" Max asked.
"Yeah. Someone stay here and keep Kai away from me!" Tyson grunted.
"Scared I'll take your life?" Kai asked, standing by the settee.
"Scared you'll have the opportunity!" Tyson answered.
"I'll stay with you, Tyson," Kenny offered.
"That'll just give me two dupes," Kai said.
"Stop joking, Kai," Max chuckled.
Yugi knew the expression Kai gave Max. It's what Joey and himself call the You think I'm Kidding? expression. That fretted him a lot. Better hold this fire, Yugi thought. "Kenny can stay here with Tyson, Ray and Max can stay in the guest room and Kai." He nearly solidified on Kai's gaze. "I guess you could stay in my room."
Kai shrugged. "Whatever."
"We'll talk in the morning," Ray said. He looked at Kai, stressing the 'chat'.
"Try not to make too much noise," Yugi said as he led Ray and Max to their room. "My grandpa's most likely asleep right now." He closed the door and led Kai to his room. "You could sleep on my - "
"Do you have a sleeping bag?" Kai asked.
"Yeah, but - "
"You sleep on your bed, I'll use the sleeping bag." Kai gaped into Yugi's eyes and walked away.
Yugi pulled out the sleeping bag, stretching it out by the vacant wall. "Are you sure, Kai? 'Cause I could - "
"This will do," Kai said, slithering into the crude bed. "We'll be out of your hair in the morning," he muttered, with a small leer and a tinge of hilarity.
Yugi blushed. "Are you mocking my hair?" he murmured at the inactive Kai. He couldn't tell if Kai was really asleep or just feigning, so he decided to leave him be. He got into his pajamas and sat on his bed. No one stated it, he thought. What do you think, Yami?
The Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle appeared beside Yugi's bed. About what, Yugi? Them or him? He gestured towards Kai.
On the whole. I mean, well. They all have different traits and outlooks. How can they not take each other's lives?
That's like asking why the Millennium Items are so powerful. it's one of those questions that don't need answers.
I guess you could look at it that way.
Get some sleep, Yugi. We can figure this out in the morning.
Yugi yawned. All right. Good night, Yami.
Sweet dreams, Yugi.
The next morning.
Yugi woke up to find the sleeping bag empty. Still in pajamas and the Millennium Puzzle on his neck, he ran to the guest room to find that empty as well. Oh, God, where are they? He thought restlessly. Maybe Grandpa knows. He ran to his grandfather's room, which was also empty. "Grandpa!" Yugi ran downstairs and into the kitchen. "Grand - "
"Good morning, Yugi," Yugi's grandfather said. "When are you going to tell me about your friends? Never mind. Come and eat some breakfast."
"One, two, three, four." Yugi counted. "But aren't there five of you?"
Ray came in with plates of food. "Here, Yugi," he said, handing Yugi a plate. "Eat up and get dressed. We're gonna be late for school."
Yugi nearly throttled. "What?! You're coming with me?"
Chapter 2
Ill Feelings Come Up
"You're what?!" the rest of the Bladebreakers cried.
"You heard me. Did I trip over my tongue?" Kai answered unemotionally. He looked at Yugi and heaved a sigh. "Let's not fight now."
"No, Kai!" Tyson barged in. "We'll settle this right away!"
"Right away?" Kai turned to Tyson and ran to him. Before anyone could do anything to stop him, Kai's fist made contact with Tyson's stomach. He turned away and was beside Yugi again. "There. Anyone wanna settle this right away?"
Max and Kenny helped Tyson to his feet. "You shouldn't have done it, Kai," Ray said.
"I got the point all across the same," Kai said. He sped up a bit, making Yugi and the others speed up as well. "Yugi, where's your house?"
Yugi's eyes widened, then narrowed again. At length, he got a word in. "Not that much farther, in fact," he said. "My grandpa owns a game shop, and we stay above it." He stopped the group at the Kame Game Shop. "Here, is Tyson all right?" Yugi asked, unlocking the door. He helped Tyson to the settee. "You're sleeping here."
"What about the rest of us?" Max asked.
"Yeah. Someone stay here and keep Kai away from me!" Tyson grunted.
"Scared I'll take your life?" Kai asked, standing by the settee.
"Scared you'll have the opportunity!" Tyson answered.
"I'll stay with you, Tyson," Kenny offered.
"That'll just give me two dupes," Kai said.
"Stop joking, Kai," Max chuckled.
Yugi knew the expression Kai gave Max. It's what Joey and himself call the You think I'm Kidding? expression. That fretted him a lot. Better hold this fire, Yugi thought. "Kenny can stay here with Tyson, Ray and Max can stay in the guest room and Kai." He nearly solidified on Kai's gaze. "I guess you could stay in my room."
Kai shrugged. "Whatever."
"We'll talk in the morning," Ray said. He looked at Kai, stressing the 'chat'.
"Try not to make too much noise," Yugi said as he led Ray and Max to their room. "My grandpa's most likely asleep right now." He closed the door and led Kai to his room. "You could sleep on my - "
"Do you have a sleeping bag?" Kai asked.
"Yeah, but - "
"You sleep on your bed, I'll use the sleeping bag." Kai gaped into Yugi's eyes and walked away.
Yugi pulled out the sleeping bag, stretching it out by the vacant wall. "Are you sure, Kai? 'Cause I could - "
"This will do," Kai said, slithering into the crude bed. "We'll be out of your hair in the morning," he muttered, with a small leer and a tinge of hilarity.
Yugi blushed. "Are you mocking my hair?" he murmured at the inactive Kai. He couldn't tell if Kai was really asleep or just feigning, so he decided to leave him be. He got into his pajamas and sat on his bed. No one stated it, he thought. What do you think, Yami?
The Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle appeared beside Yugi's bed. About what, Yugi? Them or him? He gestured towards Kai.
On the whole. I mean, well. They all have different traits and outlooks. How can they not take each other's lives?
That's like asking why the Millennium Items are so powerful. it's one of those questions that don't need answers.
I guess you could look at it that way.
Get some sleep, Yugi. We can figure this out in the morning.
Yugi yawned. All right. Good night, Yami.
Sweet dreams, Yugi.
The next morning.
Yugi woke up to find the sleeping bag empty. Still in pajamas and the Millennium Puzzle on his neck, he ran to the guest room to find that empty as well. Oh, God, where are they? He thought restlessly. Maybe Grandpa knows. He ran to his grandfather's room, which was also empty. "Grandpa!" Yugi ran downstairs and into the kitchen. "Grand - "
"Good morning, Yugi," Yugi's grandfather said. "When are you going to tell me about your friends? Never mind. Come and eat some breakfast."
"One, two, three, four." Yugi counted. "But aren't there five of you?"
Ray came in with plates of food. "Here, Yugi," he said, handing Yugi a plate. "Eat up and get dressed. We're gonna be late for school."
Yugi nearly throttled. "What?! You're coming with me?"