J- Back to the third chapter of Don't Let Go, I am so happy!!!!!!!!!! I got
and email inviting me to join another fan fiction site, and I'm just really
really really happy!!!
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Oh, and also, I'm sorry if these chapters are kinda short, but usually you're lucky if I can actually write one, I'm so darn busy!
Yami J- I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. TAKE THAT YOU STUPID LAWYERS!! TAKE IT!!! *shakes fist at them*
J- *Drags Yami J away and hits a button that dims the lights and starts the fic*
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Yugi had it all planned out. That night, just after midnight, he would sneak out. This way, Grandpa would be fast asleep, and Yugi would have about six hours before Grandpa woke up.
Yugi looked at the clock on his bedside table. Six o'clock. Grandpa would be going to bed in three hours. Right now, he was watching T.V. in the living room.
Yugi walked down the stairs quietly, because he knew that Grandpa thought he was studying for a big algebra test that was coming up after spring break. Currently, it was Monday, so Yugi had a whole week ahead of him for studying.
The T.V. blared a loud and boring commercial, as Grandpa dozed on an overstuffed couch, next to a threadbare armchair.
Yugi crept past him, silently, into the kitchen,
The kitchen stood dark and empty, silent except for the humming of the refrigerator. Yugi thought it reminded him of something, of a dark night, looking in a window, seeing nothing but his own reflection...
His own reflection... and something else?
Was that a person looking back at him?
Looking... staring... staring back at him... disappearing into the shadows....
The next thing Yugi knew, Grandpa was shaking him awake.
"Yugi! Are you OK? You collapsed, why are you down here? I thought you were studying for your test!" Grandpa came into focus as Yugi got up, with Grandpa's help.
"Oh, oh, I- I was, I just got thirsty and, um, wanted to get a glass of- of water," Yugi managed to stammer. "I guess I slid on the tiles...," said Yugi, gesturing weakly to the floor he had been previously laying on.
"Yes, well, you'd better get back to studying," replied Yugi's grandpa, then he turned on his heal and left the room.
Yugi did get a glass of water, and then he grabbed a coffee pot, (they had two) and some coffee mix. If Yugi wanted to stay up until midnight, then he would need a little caffeine, even if he didn't like coffee.
Yugi peeked around the corner of the kitchen door, into the living room. The T.V. was on once again, and Grandpa's chest repeatedly rose and fell as he slept silently once more.
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11:45. almost midnight. Almost time to go.
Gotta stay awake. Can't sleep yet.
These were basically the only two thoughts to cross Yugi's mind as *he* crossed the room to the still and silent coffee pot. Yugi wasn't as fond of coffee as he could be, but he forced himself to drink it.
Groggily searching for his cup, Yugi looked back at the clock on his bedside table. 11:46. One minute had gone by. One measly minute. Will midnight never come?
Pouring the coffee, Yugi went over his plan once more. At midnight, he would start dressing to sneak out. A black sweater, black jeans, black shoes, and black socks. There was no way that neighborhood watch would catch him. He wasn't going to ruin this one chance. Not for anything.
Yugi drank deeply from his cup, forgetting for a second that it was full of coffee. He coughed and sputtered at the bitter taste in his mouth, and when he had finished off the whole cup, he made a gagging sound. Then, he looked at the clock.
11:59. ok, time to put his plan into action. Yugi silently dressed, and grabbed a notepad and a pen, just in case he couldn't remember the information.
When he was done, he opened his door a crack, and stepped out quietly. Just as he did so, he realized he forgot to stuff his bed with pillows to make it look like he was in it. 'Oh, well', he thought. He kept going down the silent hallway, and then made it down the stairs, making sure to skip the ones that creaked.
Yugi double-checked to make sure that he had his key with him. He then went into the kitchen where the back door was located. He didn't want to risk the front. Not with the prying eyes of the neighborhood watch. Yugi took out his flashlight, so he could turn it on when he was outside.
Unfortunately, he never got there.
"Going somewhere?" asked a voice behind Yugi.
Yugi jumped and turned to see Grandpa staring at him, his eyes flashing.
"I- I, um," Yugi didn't know what to say, or how to get out of this one.
"You promised! You promised that you wouldn't sneak out, going looking for Ryou!" Grandpa accused, pointing a finger at him. "You promised, Yugi, and I trusted you!"
"Apparently not enough to let the matter be!" yelled Yugi. He was angry, and didn't care what he sounded like. Why was Grandpa sneaking around here, anyway? What was his problem?
"You didn't let the matter be, either!" yelled back Grandpa. "And I'm not going to argue with you! Now, I want you to go back upstairs into your bed where you belong, and I'd better not find you sneaking out again!"
Yugi just stared at him. A reckless daring seized him, controlling his actions, gripping his thoughts, clinging to his soul. Yugi didn't want to move. He stood there, glaring at Grandpa, not giving up.
"GO!" yelled Grandpa. He was mad, and Yugi knew it. It almost scared him. He walked past Grandpa, and stomped back up to his room.
In his room, Yugi slammed and locked the door. He then changed back into a nightshirt. 'What a stupid plan,' he thought. 'But I'm not giving up. Not this easily. Not without a fight.'
"Yes, you are, Yugi, you heard Grandpa. He was mad." Yugi, startled by the voice, turned to see an older version of himself staring right back at him.
"Yami, you stay out of this!" Yugi fired back, not wanting another lecture from his yami.
"No, Yugi, I won't. It concerns me, too. What happened? You were always so nice, and I've never heard you yell like that before. Ever since you found out about Ryou, you've been going nuts! Is this really that important to you?"
"Is it... important... to me? What do you think, Yami?!? At least I'm out here, doing something, whereas you've been hiding away in the Millennium Puzzle, not even answering what I try to ask you! Aren't you supposed to guide me? Aren't you supposed to help me? Yes, you are! But have you? No, you haven't! If I were you, I wouldn't be talking about 'letting something be.'"
Yami was stung by these words, and Yugi knew it, he felt it. "I'm sorry," he murmured, looking at the floor. "That was uncalled for."
"It's OK," said Yami, not wanting to show his aibou that he was mad. "I've been thinking about this whole thing, Yugi, and it's dangerous to just go out looking for someone like this. You don't have any leads, and you don't know where to start." A small smile started to form on Yami's lips, and any trace of doubt about what Yugi was doing was gone.
Yugi was taken aback by this reaction. "Do you mean to say," he started in disbelief, "that you know someone... someone who could... help me? Help us?"
Yami nodded, and his face broke into a grin. "Yes," he said, "I do believe I know somebody...."
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J- Oooooooohhhhh, a cliffy.... In case anyone wants to know, the reason that Yami was at first doubtful but then decided to go along with the plan was because, um, well, I needed a story line.
Yami J- *rolls eyes and walks away*
J- Well, review!
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Oh, and also, I'm sorry if these chapters are kinda short, but usually you're lucky if I can actually write one, I'm so darn busy!
Yami J- I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. TAKE THAT YOU STUPID LAWYERS!! TAKE IT!!! *shakes fist at them*
J- *Drags Yami J away and hits a button that dims the lights and starts the fic*
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Yugi had it all planned out. That night, just after midnight, he would sneak out. This way, Grandpa would be fast asleep, and Yugi would have about six hours before Grandpa woke up.
Yugi looked at the clock on his bedside table. Six o'clock. Grandpa would be going to bed in three hours. Right now, he was watching T.V. in the living room.
Yugi walked down the stairs quietly, because he knew that Grandpa thought he was studying for a big algebra test that was coming up after spring break. Currently, it was Monday, so Yugi had a whole week ahead of him for studying.
The T.V. blared a loud and boring commercial, as Grandpa dozed on an overstuffed couch, next to a threadbare armchair.
Yugi crept past him, silently, into the kitchen,
The kitchen stood dark and empty, silent except for the humming of the refrigerator. Yugi thought it reminded him of something, of a dark night, looking in a window, seeing nothing but his own reflection...
His own reflection... and something else?
Was that a person looking back at him?
Looking... staring... staring back at him... disappearing into the shadows....
The next thing Yugi knew, Grandpa was shaking him awake.
"Yugi! Are you OK? You collapsed, why are you down here? I thought you were studying for your test!" Grandpa came into focus as Yugi got up, with Grandpa's help.
"Oh, oh, I- I was, I just got thirsty and, um, wanted to get a glass of- of water," Yugi managed to stammer. "I guess I slid on the tiles...," said Yugi, gesturing weakly to the floor he had been previously laying on.
"Yes, well, you'd better get back to studying," replied Yugi's grandpa, then he turned on his heal and left the room.
Yugi did get a glass of water, and then he grabbed a coffee pot, (they had two) and some coffee mix. If Yugi wanted to stay up until midnight, then he would need a little caffeine, even if he didn't like coffee.
Yugi peeked around the corner of the kitchen door, into the living room. The T.V. was on once again, and Grandpa's chest repeatedly rose and fell as he slept silently once more.
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11:45. almost midnight. Almost time to go.
Gotta stay awake. Can't sleep yet.
These were basically the only two thoughts to cross Yugi's mind as *he* crossed the room to the still and silent coffee pot. Yugi wasn't as fond of coffee as he could be, but he forced himself to drink it.
Groggily searching for his cup, Yugi looked back at the clock on his bedside table. 11:46. One minute had gone by. One measly minute. Will midnight never come?
Pouring the coffee, Yugi went over his plan once more. At midnight, he would start dressing to sneak out. A black sweater, black jeans, black shoes, and black socks. There was no way that neighborhood watch would catch him. He wasn't going to ruin this one chance. Not for anything.
Yugi drank deeply from his cup, forgetting for a second that it was full of coffee. He coughed and sputtered at the bitter taste in his mouth, and when he had finished off the whole cup, he made a gagging sound. Then, he looked at the clock.
11:59. ok, time to put his plan into action. Yugi silently dressed, and grabbed a notepad and a pen, just in case he couldn't remember the information.
When he was done, he opened his door a crack, and stepped out quietly. Just as he did so, he realized he forgot to stuff his bed with pillows to make it look like he was in it. 'Oh, well', he thought. He kept going down the silent hallway, and then made it down the stairs, making sure to skip the ones that creaked.
Yugi double-checked to make sure that he had his key with him. He then went into the kitchen where the back door was located. He didn't want to risk the front. Not with the prying eyes of the neighborhood watch. Yugi took out his flashlight, so he could turn it on when he was outside.
Unfortunately, he never got there.
"Going somewhere?" asked a voice behind Yugi.
Yugi jumped and turned to see Grandpa staring at him, his eyes flashing.
"I- I, um," Yugi didn't know what to say, or how to get out of this one.
"You promised! You promised that you wouldn't sneak out, going looking for Ryou!" Grandpa accused, pointing a finger at him. "You promised, Yugi, and I trusted you!"
"Apparently not enough to let the matter be!" yelled Yugi. He was angry, and didn't care what he sounded like. Why was Grandpa sneaking around here, anyway? What was his problem?
"You didn't let the matter be, either!" yelled back Grandpa. "And I'm not going to argue with you! Now, I want you to go back upstairs into your bed where you belong, and I'd better not find you sneaking out again!"
Yugi just stared at him. A reckless daring seized him, controlling his actions, gripping his thoughts, clinging to his soul. Yugi didn't want to move. He stood there, glaring at Grandpa, not giving up.
"GO!" yelled Grandpa. He was mad, and Yugi knew it. It almost scared him. He walked past Grandpa, and stomped back up to his room.
In his room, Yugi slammed and locked the door. He then changed back into a nightshirt. 'What a stupid plan,' he thought. 'But I'm not giving up. Not this easily. Not without a fight.'
"Yes, you are, Yugi, you heard Grandpa. He was mad." Yugi, startled by the voice, turned to see an older version of himself staring right back at him.
"Yami, you stay out of this!" Yugi fired back, not wanting another lecture from his yami.
"No, Yugi, I won't. It concerns me, too. What happened? You were always so nice, and I've never heard you yell like that before. Ever since you found out about Ryou, you've been going nuts! Is this really that important to you?"
"Is it... important... to me? What do you think, Yami?!? At least I'm out here, doing something, whereas you've been hiding away in the Millennium Puzzle, not even answering what I try to ask you! Aren't you supposed to guide me? Aren't you supposed to help me? Yes, you are! But have you? No, you haven't! If I were you, I wouldn't be talking about 'letting something be.'"
Yami was stung by these words, and Yugi knew it, he felt it. "I'm sorry," he murmured, looking at the floor. "That was uncalled for."
"It's OK," said Yami, not wanting to show his aibou that he was mad. "I've been thinking about this whole thing, Yugi, and it's dangerous to just go out looking for someone like this. You don't have any leads, and you don't know where to start." A small smile started to form on Yami's lips, and any trace of doubt about what Yugi was doing was gone.
Yugi was taken aback by this reaction. "Do you mean to say," he started in disbelief, "that you know someone... someone who could... help me? Help us?"
Yami nodded, and his face broke into a grin. "Yes," he said, "I do believe I know somebody...."
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J- Oooooooohhhhh, a cliffy.... In case anyone wants to know, the reason that Yami was at first doubtful but then decided to go along with the plan was because, um, well, I needed a story line.
Yami J- *rolls eyes and walks away*
J- Well, review!