"Dark and Light"
Chapter Two
"Love at Second Sight"
Yami: What the hell type of chapter title is that?
Cherry: The type that plays on a cliché! It's good, and it makes sense. You'll see!
Yugi: I don't know about you sometimes, Cherry. You just scare me.
Cherry: (evil grin) Ha! I am frightening! I am evil! Fear me!!! (goes off into a rant about being evil)
Yami: (sighs and looks at Yugi) You just had to get her started, didn't you?
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Yugi pulled his black t-shirt over his head. It was Thursday morning, and he needed to get ready for school. Pulling up his blue jeans, Yugi let out a sigh. He wanted to be home-schooled. In his opinion, there was nothing worse than to be a non-entity to people your own age. One friend! That was all he wanted! Just one!!
Yugi stifled a sob as tears started to slide down his soft cheeks. He quickly wiped them away and continued to get ready for school. Yugi did not like to cry; he was already weak enough as it was, and crying would get him anywhere. There was no point to shedding tears over something he wasn't able to change. Yugi decided to put those depressing thoughts out of his mind. He hated to think about things that didn't make him happy.
~THUMP!~
While he had been mentally lecturing himself about being upset and crying, he had been trying to pull on a sock while standing up, and the result was he fell down onto the floor. Painfully, he pulled himself up, deciding to stop thinking entirely until he was out the door.
~*~*~
"Ryou-kun! Wait for me!" Anzu called. Ryou turned and smiled at her, stopping his quick march to the front doors of the school to wait for his girlfriend. As soon as they were next to each other, Anzu kissed him sweetly.
"Good morning Anzu-chan!" Ryou said cheerfully. Anzu gave him a mock frown.
"How come you're always so damned chipper in the morning?" she asked teasingly.
"Simple. I'm a morning person. It's really late nights that I can't stand," Ryou answered, drawing a laugh from someone behind them. They turned and saw Jounouchi standing behind them. This made them both smile. They were really very fond of their blonde friend, even if he was a bit of a punk.
"Konn'chiwa Jou-chan!" Anzu said happily.
"Konn'chiwa Anzu-chan, Ryou-chan!" Jounouchi answered. "Have either of you seen Honda around? I've been looking for him, but no sign of him."
"He called me this morning, said he was sick," Ryou explained. "He's not going to be in school today."
"That means that however you earn today's detention, you'll be doing it alone!" Anzu teased.
Jounouchi smirked at her. "Maybe I'll drag you to detention with me, smart- ass!" he said.
"No, that won't be necessary," Anzu said quickly. She had a perfect, no- detention record and she didn't plan on ruining it now.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Ryou spied a short boy with wild, spiky, tri-colored hair making his lone way to the school. For a moment, he thought that it was Yugi, but a second look told him that there was no way that this person was Yugi Moto. First of all, he was too tall. Second, his eyes were the wrong color and shape. Third, he positively radiated self- esteem. Ryou blinked. He'd never seen this guy before.
"Who's that over there?" he said, causing Anzu and Jou to notice him too. They both seemed confused when they realized that it wasn't Yugi.
"I have no idea," Anzu said, and she knew almost everybody in the school. "Do you think he's new?"
"He must be. I'd remember seeing another guy with Yugi's wild hairstyle around," Jou said.
Then they saw their little loner, walking quickly and quietly up a different set of steps. Anzu sighed miserably. She and her friends wanted so badly for things to change for him, but were unsure how to without condescending their own images.
The first bell rang, causing them to snap to attention. "Oh no! Hurry! We're going to be late!!" Anzu cried as they started running towards the school.
~*~*~
Out of the corner of his eye, Yami saw Ryou, Anzu, and Jounouchi watching him, and then watching Yugi. He smiled ruefully to himself. Those three wanted to help Yugi, but were afraid to; he knew from his time observing Yugi and the people around him. He also watched a few other people from the time he realized that Yugi was perfect. He needed to know how high school student acted if he was going to pretend to be one.
In order to get Yugi ready for the Shadow Realm, he needed to get near him, and what better way than to become a part of Yugi's world? While Yami may have felt uncomfortable about having to live in the Light Realm for a time, he knew that becoming close to Yugi would make it worth it. If he was lucky, maybe he and Yugi could go on a couple of dates before they had to go. Yami had to admit, he liked the idea of having some fun with Yugi, even if it was in the Light Realm. And as an added bonus, if he did get that close to Yugi, it would be easier to give Yugi some of his ability to exist in both worlds.
Yami turned to watch Yugi enter the school. The small boy hadn't noticed Yami. He had to smile to himself. He was looking forward to his first day in Yugi Moto's world.
~*~*~
Yugi sat down at his desk, hoping and praying that the day would go by quickly. The rest of his class came into the room, followed shortly by the teacher as the second bell rang.
"Good morning everyone! I'm so happy to see all of you're bright and shining faces this morning!" the overly perky teacher, Mrs. Tsukino, said. Yugi heard someone behind him sigh. He glanced backwards and saw the class teacher's pet, Shizuka Katsuya, staring adoringly at the teacher. Shizuka was Jounouchi's sister, and even though she was sweet, she was the object of much teasing because of her thick glasses. Even though she was in the same sort of position of Yugi, she at least had some friends, and she never even noticed him. Once upon a time, Yugi had had a crush on her, but he'd gotten over it fairly quickly when he found out that she was interested in Honda Hiroto.
"Well, now, since you're all so wide awake . . ." and the half of the class that had been asleep woke up. "Let's get right down to work. Okay now . . ."
The classroom door opened and a low, rich voice came in through it. "Excuse me, but are you Mrs. Tsukino?"
"Yes I am," she said, her smile becoming even wider. Yugi wondered why her face hadn't already split in half.
"Come on in. Class, please, I'd like you to welcome our new student, Yami Tomoe."
Yugi just glanced up, but did a double take when he realized that this was the same guy he'd seen the day before. Yami was slightly short, but not so short as Yugi was, and today he wore a black sleeveless shirt, a pair of black leather pants, a black collar, had silver bracelets on both his wrists, and from his left ear dangled a silver cross.
Yugi nearly started drooling, and he wasn't the only one. Almost every girl in the class was staring. Yugi could practically hear them all thinking, "How will I get him before the other girls in here do?" He rolled his eyes. Yami was extremely hot and sexy, and Yugi was interested as well, but he knew better than to hope for anything to happen: why would anyone notice small, weak, insignificant Yugi, especially someone who had his pick of people to date?
Yugi felt a strong shaft of pain lance through his heart. He was surprised that the thought of never being noticed by Yami hurt him so much, but it did. He'd felt attracted to Yami when he'd seen him yesterday, but now, Yugi realized that this was probably much, MUCH more than an attraction. Yugi sighed when he realized that at a glance, he had fallen in love.
"Okay, now, where to put . . . ah, there! Next to Mr. Moto!" Mrs. Tsukino said, pointing to a desk between Yugi and the window.
Yugi's eyes widened and he blushed, unable to believe his incredible luck. Maybe he could at least introduce himself to the walking sexual fantasy coming his way. (A/n: Play on words there! Tee hee!)
Yami sat down and turned his eyes to Yugi. "You're the kid I saw yesterday, aren't you?" he asked.
Yugi blinked. He hadn't expected him to remember that at all. He was so surprised that the last second of the brief encounter, the moment when Yami had disappeared, was driven clean out of his mind. All Yugi could focus on now was Yami's breathtaking, gorgeous, ruby-colored eyes.
"Uh-huh," Yugi said breathlessly.
Yami smiled. "I thought so. I knew it because I remember your eyes."
Yugi's blush deepened. He could hardly believe this was happening. No one had ever paid him attention before in any positive way, and now here was this striking young man actually talking nicely to him!! This was incredible!
"Mr. Moto? Mr. Tomoe? While I understand that making friends is important, could you please save it until after class?" Mrs. Tsukino's annoyingly happy voice said. She turned back to the blackboard and began writing notes, which Yugi began to copy, his face still burning. About halfway through class, Yami slipped a note onto his desk. Blinking, Yugi picked it up, unfolded it, and read it.
"Let's sit together at lunch. You seem like a nice person, and I'd like to be friends with you. Sit together at lunch? Yes or no."
Yugi smiled and wrote back: "Okay, sure. I'd like to be friends with you too. Wait for me after class. I'll show you the way."
He folded the note back up and passed it back to Yami, who smiled and nodded.
~*~*~
Yami gave himself a mental pat on the back for his performance. He was glad he had managed to act well enough to convince Yugi that he was just another student in the masses, and was filled with a warm feeling when he noticed Yugi blushing and constantly sneaking side glances at him. Yami hoped that Mai was right about when the ceremony was over. Now that he had managed to talk to Yugi, he didn't want to let go of him ever. The soft sound of his voice was addictive, even if he'd only said, "Uh-huh."
Yami made himself a promise. Because there was only a slim chance that Yugi would be the same once all was said and done, he decided that he would take the chance to win Yugi's heart beforehand.
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Cherry: (is still ranting about being evil)
Yugi: You know, I really hate her right now. I want to know what's going on, and what the problem in the Shadow Realm is.
Yami: So do I! I hate it when people leave huge mysteries in the plot!
Cherry: (stops her rant) Well, there's nothing you two can do about it, because I'm the one writing the story!!
Yugi: Oh, fine. Anyway, remember to review people!
Cherry: (hugs Yugi)
Yugi: ACK!!!
Chapter Two
"Love at Second Sight"
Yami: What the hell type of chapter title is that?
Cherry: The type that plays on a cliché! It's good, and it makes sense. You'll see!
Yugi: I don't know about you sometimes, Cherry. You just scare me.
Cherry: (evil grin) Ha! I am frightening! I am evil! Fear me!!! (goes off into a rant about being evil)
Yami: (sighs and looks at Yugi) You just had to get her started, didn't you?
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Yugi pulled his black t-shirt over his head. It was Thursday morning, and he needed to get ready for school. Pulling up his blue jeans, Yugi let out a sigh. He wanted to be home-schooled. In his opinion, there was nothing worse than to be a non-entity to people your own age. One friend! That was all he wanted! Just one!!
Yugi stifled a sob as tears started to slide down his soft cheeks. He quickly wiped them away and continued to get ready for school. Yugi did not like to cry; he was already weak enough as it was, and crying would get him anywhere. There was no point to shedding tears over something he wasn't able to change. Yugi decided to put those depressing thoughts out of his mind. He hated to think about things that didn't make him happy.
~THUMP!~
While he had been mentally lecturing himself about being upset and crying, he had been trying to pull on a sock while standing up, and the result was he fell down onto the floor. Painfully, he pulled himself up, deciding to stop thinking entirely until he was out the door.
~*~*~
"Ryou-kun! Wait for me!" Anzu called. Ryou turned and smiled at her, stopping his quick march to the front doors of the school to wait for his girlfriend. As soon as they were next to each other, Anzu kissed him sweetly.
"Good morning Anzu-chan!" Ryou said cheerfully. Anzu gave him a mock frown.
"How come you're always so damned chipper in the morning?" she asked teasingly.
"Simple. I'm a morning person. It's really late nights that I can't stand," Ryou answered, drawing a laugh from someone behind them. They turned and saw Jounouchi standing behind them. This made them both smile. They were really very fond of their blonde friend, even if he was a bit of a punk.
"Konn'chiwa Jou-chan!" Anzu said happily.
"Konn'chiwa Anzu-chan, Ryou-chan!" Jounouchi answered. "Have either of you seen Honda around? I've been looking for him, but no sign of him."
"He called me this morning, said he was sick," Ryou explained. "He's not going to be in school today."
"That means that however you earn today's detention, you'll be doing it alone!" Anzu teased.
Jounouchi smirked at her. "Maybe I'll drag you to detention with me, smart- ass!" he said.
"No, that won't be necessary," Anzu said quickly. She had a perfect, no- detention record and she didn't plan on ruining it now.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Ryou spied a short boy with wild, spiky, tri-colored hair making his lone way to the school. For a moment, he thought that it was Yugi, but a second look told him that there was no way that this person was Yugi Moto. First of all, he was too tall. Second, his eyes were the wrong color and shape. Third, he positively radiated self- esteem. Ryou blinked. He'd never seen this guy before.
"Who's that over there?" he said, causing Anzu and Jou to notice him too. They both seemed confused when they realized that it wasn't Yugi.
"I have no idea," Anzu said, and she knew almost everybody in the school. "Do you think he's new?"
"He must be. I'd remember seeing another guy with Yugi's wild hairstyle around," Jou said.
Then they saw their little loner, walking quickly and quietly up a different set of steps. Anzu sighed miserably. She and her friends wanted so badly for things to change for him, but were unsure how to without condescending their own images.
The first bell rang, causing them to snap to attention. "Oh no! Hurry! We're going to be late!!" Anzu cried as they started running towards the school.
~*~*~
Out of the corner of his eye, Yami saw Ryou, Anzu, and Jounouchi watching him, and then watching Yugi. He smiled ruefully to himself. Those three wanted to help Yugi, but were afraid to; he knew from his time observing Yugi and the people around him. He also watched a few other people from the time he realized that Yugi was perfect. He needed to know how high school student acted if he was going to pretend to be one.
In order to get Yugi ready for the Shadow Realm, he needed to get near him, and what better way than to become a part of Yugi's world? While Yami may have felt uncomfortable about having to live in the Light Realm for a time, he knew that becoming close to Yugi would make it worth it. If he was lucky, maybe he and Yugi could go on a couple of dates before they had to go. Yami had to admit, he liked the idea of having some fun with Yugi, even if it was in the Light Realm. And as an added bonus, if he did get that close to Yugi, it would be easier to give Yugi some of his ability to exist in both worlds.
Yami turned to watch Yugi enter the school. The small boy hadn't noticed Yami. He had to smile to himself. He was looking forward to his first day in Yugi Moto's world.
~*~*~
Yugi sat down at his desk, hoping and praying that the day would go by quickly. The rest of his class came into the room, followed shortly by the teacher as the second bell rang.
"Good morning everyone! I'm so happy to see all of you're bright and shining faces this morning!" the overly perky teacher, Mrs. Tsukino, said. Yugi heard someone behind him sigh. He glanced backwards and saw the class teacher's pet, Shizuka Katsuya, staring adoringly at the teacher. Shizuka was Jounouchi's sister, and even though she was sweet, she was the object of much teasing because of her thick glasses. Even though she was in the same sort of position of Yugi, she at least had some friends, and she never even noticed him. Once upon a time, Yugi had had a crush on her, but he'd gotten over it fairly quickly when he found out that she was interested in Honda Hiroto.
"Well, now, since you're all so wide awake . . ." and the half of the class that had been asleep woke up. "Let's get right down to work. Okay now . . ."
The classroom door opened and a low, rich voice came in through it. "Excuse me, but are you Mrs. Tsukino?"
"Yes I am," she said, her smile becoming even wider. Yugi wondered why her face hadn't already split in half.
"Come on in. Class, please, I'd like you to welcome our new student, Yami Tomoe."
Yugi just glanced up, but did a double take when he realized that this was the same guy he'd seen the day before. Yami was slightly short, but not so short as Yugi was, and today he wore a black sleeveless shirt, a pair of black leather pants, a black collar, had silver bracelets on both his wrists, and from his left ear dangled a silver cross.
Yugi nearly started drooling, and he wasn't the only one. Almost every girl in the class was staring. Yugi could practically hear them all thinking, "How will I get him before the other girls in here do?" He rolled his eyes. Yami was extremely hot and sexy, and Yugi was interested as well, but he knew better than to hope for anything to happen: why would anyone notice small, weak, insignificant Yugi, especially someone who had his pick of people to date?
Yugi felt a strong shaft of pain lance through his heart. He was surprised that the thought of never being noticed by Yami hurt him so much, but it did. He'd felt attracted to Yami when he'd seen him yesterday, but now, Yugi realized that this was probably much, MUCH more than an attraction. Yugi sighed when he realized that at a glance, he had fallen in love.
"Okay, now, where to put . . . ah, there! Next to Mr. Moto!" Mrs. Tsukino said, pointing to a desk between Yugi and the window.
Yugi's eyes widened and he blushed, unable to believe his incredible luck. Maybe he could at least introduce himself to the walking sexual fantasy coming his way. (A/n: Play on words there! Tee hee!)
Yami sat down and turned his eyes to Yugi. "You're the kid I saw yesterday, aren't you?" he asked.
Yugi blinked. He hadn't expected him to remember that at all. He was so surprised that the last second of the brief encounter, the moment when Yami had disappeared, was driven clean out of his mind. All Yugi could focus on now was Yami's breathtaking, gorgeous, ruby-colored eyes.
"Uh-huh," Yugi said breathlessly.
Yami smiled. "I thought so. I knew it because I remember your eyes."
Yugi's blush deepened. He could hardly believe this was happening. No one had ever paid him attention before in any positive way, and now here was this striking young man actually talking nicely to him!! This was incredible!
"Mr. Moto? Mr. Tomoe? While I understand that making friends is important, could you please save it until after class?" Mrs. Tsukino's annoyingly happy voice said. She turned back to the blackboard and began writing notes, which Yugi began to copy, his face still burning. About halfway through class, Yami slipped a note onto his desk. Blinking, Yugi picked it up, unfolded it, and read it.
"Let's sit together at lunch. You seem like a nice person, and I'd like to be friends with you. Sit together at lunch? Yes or no."
Yugi smiled and wrote back: "Okay, sure. I'd like to be friends with you too. Wait for me after class. I'll show you the way."
He folded the note back up and passed it back to Yami, who smiled and nodded.
~*~*~
Yami gave himself a mental pat on the back for his performance. He was glad he had managed to act well enough to convince Yugi that he was just another student in the masses, and was filled with a warm feeling when he noticed Yugi blushing and constantly sneaking side glances at him. Yami hoped that Mai was right about when the ceremony was over. Now that he had managed to talk to Yugi, he didn't want to let go of him ever. The soft sound of his voice was addictive, even if he'd only said, "Uh-huh."
Yami made himself a promise. Because there was only a slim chance that Yugi would be the same once all was said and done, he decided that he would take the chance to win Yugi's heart beforehand.
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Cherry: (is still ranting about being evil)
Yugi: You know, I really hate her right now. I want to know what's going on, and what the problem in the Shadow Realm is.
Yami: So do I! I hate it when people leave huge mysteries in the plot!
Cherry: (stops her rant) Well, there's nothing you two can do about it, because I'm the one writing the story!!
Yugi: Oh, fine. Anyway, remember to review people!
Cherry: (hugs Yugi)
Yugi: ACK!!!