J- Ok, fourth chapter of 'Don't Let Go', so far, it's been a pretty hectic
week, long story, kinda personal ANYWAYS....
Yami J- I'm a jellybean.
J- Of course you are (don't ask, my yami fell out of a tree. The psychologist says she'll be okay by next chapter. Great.)
Yami J- What flavor am I?
J- Grape, and I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or jellybeans...
Yami J- But I don't *like* grape jelly beans...
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"You know someone who can help us? Who? When?" Yugi kept asking questions; he needed to know who would help him find Ryou, if Ryou was still alive.
"I know someone, but we'll have to wait until tomorrow night, because I still need a chance to contact them."
"Ok. Thank you so much, Yami!" Yugi replied.
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Yugi had been on pins and needles throughout that day. He and Grandpa weren't talking, so as he entered the room for breakfast, he wasn't surprised to find Grandpa sitting at the table, looking the other way, away from Yugi, but Yugi *was* surprised to find two scrambled eggs sitting on a plate that had been hastily put on the table, a little in the middle.
As Yugi sat down, Grandpa shoved the now cold scrambled eggs in Yugi's direction, and started to talk as Yugi steadily ate, deliberately avoiding Grandpa's eyes.
"Yugi, you are not allowed outside for the rest of spring break. You are also not allowed to use the phone or watch T.V. I expect you to stay in your room, and study. I want you to get 100% on every test you take in the next week of school. Is that understood?"
Yugi nearly choked on his slippery eggs. No phone? No T.V.? 100% on every test in the next week at school?!? Well, the only way for Grandpa to forgive him was to cooperate. So Yugi arranged his face in a look with no emotion at all. He then stared at Grandpa right in the eye. "Fine," was all he said before he pushed back his chair and left the room without so much as a backward glance.
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Back in his room, Yugi was moping when Yami came out of the puzzle. Yugi started to vent to him.
"It's not fair! How can I get 100% on every test, when I don't even know about half of the ones that will happen next week? I can't study for something I don't know will happen!"
Yami's face was stern. He raised his hand and pointed at Yugi's desk. "Start studying, Yugi. Just study for every subject, it's the only way this will work out..."
"You have *got* to be kidding me!" Yugi spat out. Had Yami gone mad?
Yami stared at Yugi with that stern expression, and Yugi glared in return. Then, slowly, a smile started to unfurl on Yami's face, until his face was one big grin, when he dissolved into quiet laughter. Yugi just stared, awed, and then he, too, started to laugh.
"I actually thought you were serious! Yami, I never knew you had a sense of humor," Yugi said, still laughing.
"Oh, thanks a lot, Yugi!" Yami said, throwing a pillow at Yugi, who caught it and threw it back.
"Seriously, though, Yami, what's the plan?" asked Yugi, his face growing into a well-known frown that had ceased to stop for the past day.
"Well, we'll just wait until they come tonight, around midnight. I think they know where to go. Just dress in black again."
"They? How many people are there?"
"Just one."
"Oh, OK. Well, I'd better get studying, Yami, so can you leave me alone now?"
"Sure, Yugi, I can start making more coffee. I just couldn't get enough of it last time!"
Yugi rolled his eyes at Yami's sarcasm that wasn't appreciated, and turned towards his desk, yanking his math textbook near him. Behind his back, he heard the sounds of Yami making coffee. Yugi rolled his eyes, but couldn't help but smile.
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The black liquid swooshed around the bottom of the coffee cup like a shadow wishing to escape the light. Yugi felt if he tried to take anymore coffee in, he'd explode. He went up to go to the bathroom for the third time that night.
When Yugi opened the door to his room, he found a faint greenish glow as the only source of light. He saw that it was his alarm clock.
"Yami, why are the lights off?" asked Yugi, curious.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I personally don't want a lot of light pouring out the window as we sneak out, but then again, that's just me..."
Yugi ignored Yami's rare display of sarcasm. "The window?" he asked, bewildered. "But we're on the second floor!"
"Ever hear of rope?" asked Yami, holding up a length of tan-brown rope. He then went to the window and tied it to a stick about two inches in diameter holding up the window. The window was a lot of weight, that it usually took about two or three people to get it up, so the pressure on the stick would be able to support their weight.
When Yugi turned green watching what Yami was doing (Yugi had a fear of heights), Yami explained how it could hold the weight. Yugi's face turned an almost normal shade of tan once more.
Suddenly Yugi, who had been standing with his back to the window, felt something hit his lower back. With a cry of surprise, Yugi jumped forward and turned, only to find a small stone sitting innocently on the ground.
"Oh, good, she's here," said Yami, looking out the window.
Yugi at first didn't hear the 'she'. He stuck his head out the window and flinched as the crisp night air bit at his skin. He then looked down to see a girl standing there.
A girl?
How could a girl help us, Yugi thought. Oh well, if she knew how to get them out of the house, then she would probably be smart enough to find a missing person.
As Yugi stared, he found himself deep in thought. But a prod in the back reminded him he was supposed to climb down the rope. But instead, he shuffled aside and let Yami go first.
After Yami climbed down, it was Yugi's turn. He stood on the sill, and grabbed onto the rope. Then he lowered himself towards the ground.
About halfway there, he felt a jerk on the rope, and looked up. He was slipping—wait, no, he *and* the rope were slipping! He looked down to see fear and panic in Yami's eyes, but the girl was calm as ever. Before Yugi could register what she was doing, the rope slipped more as she started climbing up, and when she reached Yugi, she half stepped, half jumped, to the window next to them. She landed on the outside of the sill, and caught her balance. She then climbed on the side of the window, where the shutters were, until she could reach Yugi's opened bedroom window.
When she had grabbed onto the frame, she easily pulled herself up and into his room. Then, she pulled on the rope, and the knot let go, so only the girl was holding the rope. With a look, she silently told Yugi to climb down. He did as fast as he could.
When Yugi was safely on the ground, the girl tied the rope—this time, more securely—to the stick in the window. Then she shimmied down, and landed next to Yugi, barely breathing hard.
Now Yugi was able to get a good look at her. She had deep, brown eyes, and brown hair almost down to her lower back. In her hair glistened golden highlights, and a black scrunchie held her hair in place. As she turned her head to look up at the window, Yugi saw the light catch her eye, and he though he saw an outline of a contact lens. The girl saw Yugi staring, and looked at him and smiled.
"Hi. I'm Kayla," she said, extending her hand for a handshake. As Yugi looked at her face, he saw that she had a perfect smile, and her complexion had never heard of 'pimple' or 'blemish.' Yugi took her hand, and introduced himself.
"I'm Yugi," he managed to say. He caught Yami grinning at him, and returned his grin with a sheepish smile.
"How did you do all that—stuff?" asked Yugi, referring to her climbing the rope.
"Oh, to tell you the truth, I robbed a bank, and landed in jail. I knew some people there who taught me how to climb ropes and such," she replied. When Yugi just stared, open-mouthed, she laughed. She had a high laugh, one that blended into the still, cool night like music. "Seriously, I taught myself to do all that. I sneak out a lot, so I guess I'm used to it."
"Why are you here? Where are your parents?" Yugi couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, well currently, they're in the Bahamas, and they think I'm staying with my aunt, who thinks I'm staying with my grandma, who thinks I'm staying with my aunt. So, in other words, I have fooled a bunch of people. Not that it's very hard to fool them. I'm just staying at home. I don't really need a baby-sitter."
"I see..." replied Yugi.
"Well, we'd better get going, this already took ten minutes," said Yami, breaking the silence.
"Oh, you're right!" said Kayla, checking her watch. And with that, she set off towards the alley-way behind the house.
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J- Ok, that's all for this chap, please review!
Yami J- I SAID I DON'T LIKE GRAPE GOD DAMN IT!
Yami J- I'm a jellybean.
J- Of course you are (don't ask, my yami fell out of a tree. The psychologist says she'll be okay by next chapter. Great.)
Yami J- What flavor am I?
J- Grape, and I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or jellybeans...
Yami J- But I don't *like* grape jelly beans...
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"You know someone who can help us? Who? When?" Yugi kept asking questions; he needed to know who would help him find Ryou, if Ryou was still alive.
"I know someone, but we'll have to wait until tomorrow night, because I still need a chance to contact them."
"Ok. Thank you so much, Yami!" Yugi replied.
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Yugi had been on pins and needles throughout that day. He and Grandpa weren't talking, so as he entered the room for breakfast, he wasn't surprised to find Grandpa sitting at the table, looking the other way, away from Yugi, but Yugi *was* surprised to find two scrambled eggs sitting on a plate that had been hastily put on the table, a little in the middle.
As Yugi sat down, Grandpa shoved the now cold scrambled eggs in Yugi's direction, and started to talk as Yugi steadily ate, deliberately avoiding Grandpa's eyes.
"Yugi, you are not allowed outside for the rest of spring break. You are also not allowed to use the phone or watch T.V. I expect you to stay in your room, and study. I want you to get 100% on every test you take in the next week of school. Is that understood?"
Yugi nearly choked on his slippery eggs. No phone? No T.V.? 100% on every test in the next week at school?!? Well, the only way for Grandpa to forgive him was to cooperate. So Yugi arranged his face in a look with no emotion at all. He then stared at Grandpa right in the eye. "Fine," was all he said before he pushed back his chair and left the room without so much as a backward glance.
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Back in his room, Yugi was moping when Yami came out of the puzzle. Yugi started to vent to him.
"It's not fair! How can I get 100% on every test, when I don't even know about half of the ones that will happen next week? I can't study for something I don't know will happen!"
Yami's face was stern. He raised his hand and pointed at Yugi's desk. "Start studying, Yugi. Just study for every subject, it's the only way this will work out..."
"You have *got* to be kidding me!" Yugi spat out. Had Yami gone mad?
Yami stared at Yugi with that stern expression, and Yugi glared in return. Then, slowly, a smile started to unfurl on Yami's face, until his face was one big grin, when he dissolved into quiet laughter. Yugi just stared, awed, and then he, too, started to laugh.
"I actually thought you were serious! Yami, I never knew you had a sense of humor," Yugi said, still laughing.
"Oh, thanks a lot, Yugi!" Yami said, throwing a pillow at Yugi, who caught it and threw it back.
"Seriously, though, Yami, what's the plan?" asked Yugi, his face growing into a well-known frown that had ceased to stop for the past day.
"Well, we'll just wait until they come tonight, around midnight. I think they know where to go. Just dress in black again."
"They? How many people are there?"
"Just one."
"Oh, OK. Well, I'd better get studying, Yami, so can you leave me alone now?"
"Sure, Yugi, I can start making more coffee. I just couldn't get enough of it last time!"
Yugi rolled his eyes at Yami's sarcasm that wasn't appreciated, and turned towards his desk, yanking his math textbook near him. Behind his back, he heard the sounds of Yami making coffee. Yugi rolled his eyes, but couldn't help but smile.
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The black liquid swooshed around the bottom of the coffee cup like a shadow wishing to escape the light. Yugi felt if he tried to take anymore coffee in, he'd explode. He went up to go to the bathroom for the third time that night.
When Yugi opened the door to his room, he found a faint greenish glow as the only source of light. He saw that it was his alarm clock.
"Yami, why are the lights off?" asked Yugi, curious.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I personally don't want a lot of light pouring out the window as we sneak out, but then again, that's just me..."
Yugi ignored Yami's rare display of sarcasm. "The window?" he asked, bewildered. "But we're on the second floor!"
"Ever hear of rope?" asked Yami, holding up a length of tan-brown rope. He then went to the window and tied it to a stick about two inches in diameter holding up the window. The window was a lot of weight, that it usually took about two or three people to get it up, so the pressure on the stick would be able to support their weight.
When Yugi turned green watching what Yami was doing (Yugi had a fear of heights), Yami explained how it could hold the weight. Yugi's face turned an almost normal shade of tan once more.
Suddenly Yugi, who had been standing with his back to the window, felt something hit his lower back. With a cry of surprise, Yugi jumped forward and turned, only to find a small stone sitting innocently on the ground.
"Oh, good, she's here," said Yami, looking out the window.
Yugi at first didn't hear the 'she'. He stuck his head out the window and flinched as the crisp night air bit at his skin. He then looked down to see a girl standing there.
A girl?
How could a girl help us, Yugi thought. Oh well, if she knew how to get them out of the house, then she would probably be smart enough to find a missing person.
As Yugi stared, he found himself deep in thought. But a prod in the back reminded him he was supposed to climb down the rope. But instead, he shuffled aside and let Yami go first.
After Yami climbed down, it was Yugi's turn. He stood on the sill, and grabbed onto the rope. Then he lowered himself towards the ground.
About halfway there, he felt a jerk on the rope, and looked up. He was slipping—wait, no, he *and* the rope were slipping! He looked down to see fear and panic in Yami's eyes, but the girl was calm as ever. Before Yugi could register what she was doing, the rope slipped more as she started climbing up, and when she reached Yugi, she half stepped, half jumped, to the window next to them. She landed on the outside of the sill, and caught her balance. She then climbed on the side of the window, where the shutters were, until she could reach Yugi's opened bedroom window.
When she had grabbed onto the frame, she easily pulled herself up and into his room. Then, she pulled on the rope, and the knot let go, so only the girl was holding the rope. With a look, she silently told Yugi to climb down. He did as fast as he could.
When Yugi was safely on the ground, the girl tied the rope—this time, more securely—to the stick in the window. Then she shimmied down, and landed next to Yugi, barely breathing hard.
Now Yugi was able to get a good look at her. She had deep, brown eyes, and brown hair almost down to her lower back. In her hair glistened golden highlights, and a black scrunchie held her hair in place. As she turned her head to look up at the window, Yugi saw the light catch her eye, and he though he saw an outline of a contact lens. The girl saw Yugi staring, and looked at him and smiled.
"Hi. I'm Kayla," she said, extending her hand for a handshake. As Yugi looked at her face, he saw that she had a perfect smile, and her complexion had never heard of 'pimple' or 'blemish.' Yugi took her hand, and introduced himself.
"I'm Yugi," he managed to say. He caught Yami grinning at him, and returned his grin with a sheepish smile.
"How did you do all that—stuff?" asked Yugi, referring to her climbing the rope.
"Oh, to tell you the truth, I robbed a bank, and landed in jail. I knew some people there who taught me how to climb ropes and such," she replied. When Yugi just stared, open-mouthed, she laughed. She had a high laugh, one that blended into the still, cool night like music. "Seriously, I taught myself to do all that. I sneak out a lot, so I guess I'm used to it."
"Why are you here? Where are your parents?" Yugi couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, well currently, they're in the Bahamas, and they think I'm staying with my aunt, who thinks I'm staying with my grandma, who thinks I'm staying with my aunt. So, in other words, I have fooled a bunch of people. Not that it's very hard to fool them. I'm just staying at home. I don't really need a baby-sitter."
"I see..." replied Yugi.
"Well, we'd better get going, this already took ten minutes," said Yami, breaking the silence.
"Oh, you're right!" said Kayla, checking her watch. And with that, she set off towards the alley-way behind the house.
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J- Ok, that's all for this chap, please review!
Yami J- I SAID I DON'T LIKE GRAPE GOD DAMN IT!