Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of it's characters, as well as 'Don't speak' by No Doubt.... HEY! I SAW THAT! Now get your pointer away from the 'Back' button and read the damn thing, you don't have to read the lyrics, but you came here for the story, didn't you?

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The house lights dimmed as the first few opening notes of the song began, the students immidiately hushed as the members of the school band were lit up by the stage spotlights, the lead singer, a girl with long brown hair stepped up to the mic and began to sing softly.

"You and me, we used to be together, everyday together, always......... I really feel, that I'm losing, my best friend, I can't believe this could be, the end...... It looks as though, you're, letting go, and if it's real well I don't want to know."

The drummer began to play, striking a few notes in the pause in both lyrics and the rest of the band, the lead singer dipped her head during the pause to act out the feelings the song was discribing.

"Don't speak, I know just what you're saying, so please stop explaining, don't tell me cause it hurts...... Don't speak, I know what you're thinking, I don't need your reasons, don't tell me cause it hurts....."

"Our memories........... Well they can be inviting, but some are altogether mighty, frightening...... As we die, both, you and I, with my head in my hands, I sit and cry......."

"Don't speak, I know just what you're saying, so please stop explaining, don't tell me cause it hurts....... No, no, no... Don't speak, I know what you're thinking, and I don't need your reasons, don't tell me cause it hurts...."

"....It's all ending, I gotta stop pretending, who we are....."

The spotlight on the guitarist brightened as his solo began, his fingers danced over the nylon and steel strings, making the mellow notes hang over the stage. His head was bent over the wooden instrument, eyes half lidded as his entire being seemed to be melded with the guitar cradled in his lap.

"... You and me, I can see us dying, are we?"

The rest of the band resumed playing, building on the intensity before the next set of lyrics began. Back in the third row of bleachers, Tea had her hands clasped against her chest, eyes wide as she stared at the band, the music was saying something siginificant to her, along with every single other girl sitting there, in that exact same pose, eye riveted to the group playing up there on the stage.

"Don't speak, I know just what you're saying, so please stop explaining, don't tell me cause it hurts, no, no, don't speak, I know what you're thinking, and I don't need your reasons, don't tell me cause it hurts, don't tell me cause it hurts! I know what you're saying, so please stop explaining, don't speak, don't speak, don't speak...."

"Oh.... I know what you're thinking, and I don't need your reasons, I know you're good, I know you're good, I know you're real good, oh...... La la la la, la la la la, don't, don't, ooh, ooh, hush, hush darlin' hush, hush darlin' hush, hush, don't tell me tell me cause it hurts...... Hush, hush darlin' hush, hush darlin' hush, hush don't tell me tell me cause it hurts......."

The band let the last few remaining notes drifted off into nothing, fading out untill they were gone, the lead singer had backed away from the mic as she finished singing the lyrics, giving the effect that she was fading away with the music. The stage lights dimmed on cue, leaving the stage as dark as the rest of Domino high's gym.

A few seconds after all was silent, the crowd began to applaud, several girls elbowing their boyfriends to clap louder as the house lights came back on, revealing the band one last time before the vacated the stage. The principal walked on and thanked both the band and the students, then announced that the last hour of school would be canceled since they had taken a little more time then was planned. The applause this time was instant and extremely loud, and very, very short as the students rushed out of the gym to collect their things from their lockers and get the hell out of there before the principal changed his mind.

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"Are ya sure he said he'd be comin' outta the side exit after he was done?"

Joey glanced up at Tea from where he sat on the concrete steps, fiddling with his backpack straps. He was a little nervous from all the pacing back and forth that Tea was doing for some reason.

"For the ninth time, yes I'm sure Joey, he told me before we went into the gym, I told you that allready, remember?"

With a shrug Joey went back to fiddling with his backpack straps, some girls were just weirder than others he supposed, but he was getting a little tired of waiting. His head snapped up at the sound of the gym's side door opening.

"Sorry I took so long, the principal wanted to discuss why Alissa was 'moaning' into the microphone...."

Yugi smiled at the two as he jerked his thumb over his shoulder, gesturing behind him to where the lead singer, Alissa was writing out autographs by the dozen for a crowd of students.

"Oh thats allright Yugi, you didn't take that long and we didn't mind waiting, did we Joey?"

A sharp kick to Joey's ankle brought him up onto his feet like a rocket, with a hasty double-nod to show that, no, he didn't mind waiting, and no, Yugi didn't make them wait that long at all.

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"You know Yugi, you never did tell us that you were such a good guitar player, I don't think I've ever heard that song played so well before...."

"I don't think I've ever heard that whole song before....."

Smiling at his friends, Yugi shifted his guitar case into his right hand, freeing his left to brush away a few long strands of dark hair.

"What can I say Tea? I guess it just comes naturally to me, but the band did practice that song for the past couple of weeks to get it just perfect...... To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the song has a guitar solo like it does, I would have gone stark raving mad from playing it so much...."

"I think I would've gone nuts a long time before that Yuug..... Somethin' like, a minute into the thi-OW! TEA! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!!"

Tea shot a glare at Joey, who was hopping along on one foot, clutching his ankle with both hands where he had been kicked and much too busy to glare back.

"Well I......Ohhh, here we are, boy, the game shop just snuck up on us huh?"

Yugi grinned at his friends as he stopped infront of the turtle game shop, no doubt grandpa Motou was waiting for an excuse to oogle Tea... Again....

"Ah man, we're here allready? Oh well, see ya tomorrow Yuug?"

Nodding Yugi turned to walk into the game store, waving over his shoulder with his free hand as Tea began to verbally abuse Joey for his lack of taste in music.

"I'm home jiji!!"

Yugi set his guitar case behind the counter before hopping over to count the days receipts, grandpa Motou had a well run business and it showed in the amount of books and cards he sold everyday. A slight flicker of light off to the side caught Yugi's attention.

"...... You were very quiet on the way home Yami, is something bothering you?"

"No aibou...... I was just thinking about the song your band played today..... It....... Reminded me of someone....... A few people actully....."

"You mean your friends from when you were with your previous host huh?"

Nodding, Yami floated into his customary 'waiting for something' pose, one leg crossed over the other, his arms folded over his chest, an imtimitating look on his face as he hovered silently above the shop's counter.

"You miss them huh? I guess I know how you feel, in a way..... My parents are a few hundered lightyears away from here, but from this part of the city, from this part of the country, they may as well be a few million lightyears away."

"Why do you say that Yugi?"

"Because..... This part of the country doesn't have the long range subspace transmiters to reach deep space, the best I could hope for is a lucky connection with Luna city on the moon. And even then, it would only last for a few minutes."

"There's allways the old man..... I'm sure he would give you your cookies and milk everyday."

"Aaaaugh, Yaaaamiii...."

At that very moment grandpa Motou walked into the store, bearing a large tray piled high with cookies and several glasses of milk.

"Cookies and milk for ev- Yugi? Where are your friends? Didn't they walk home with you today?"

Together, both host and spirit sweatdropped at the expression on grandpa Motou's face.

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Well, that's another chapter over with, it seems like this Yugi is just chock full of surprises...... Now, for the most important part of this chapter...... WRITE ME MORE REVIEWS!!! I DEMAND IT! BRING ME REVIEWS OR BRING ME THE HEAD OF YAMI-BAKURA IN A GREEN AND ORANGE POLKA-DOT BOWLING BAG!!! Erm.....yes... more reviews please..... Please? n.n;