"Dark and Light"
Chapter Four
"Game Shop"
Cherry: Tee hee! It's only been one day and I already got a bunch of new reviews!! I am really happy, that I am!
Yugi: (ignores Cherry) This is good. This is really good! This means we'll be out of here soon Yami!
Yami: Yes, I know. It'll be great to see sunlight again.
Cherry: Hey, don't just ignore me!
Yugi: (continues to ignore Cherry) Let's get started with the chapter. More new reviews, more new chapters, quicker freedom!
Cherry: Stop ignoring me!!
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After school, Yugi's new friends asked if they could come over to his house. Yugi managed to stutter out an okay, still being rather frightened at the prospect of having friends now. Anzu, Ryou, Jounouchi, and Yami noted that Yugi stuttered every time he spoke to anyone.
Jou asked him about it. "Hey, Yugi-sama? How come you stutter so much when you talk?"
Yugi blushed. "I-I have trouble sp-speaking t-to anyone b-besides my gran- grandpa. I-I can't h-help it."
Yami smiled to himself. He thought that Yugi's stutter was adorable. It reminded him of a young child who was just getting used to speaking.
Anzu smiled at Yugi kindly. "Don't feel so uncomfortable around us, Yugi- sama. Wait. No. That's not what we should be calling you. How about Yugi- chan, just like Yami-chan has been calling you?"
Yugi started to tremble a bit again, but he smiled at Anzu and nodded. "I- I'd like that."
Jounouchi let out a triumphant yell. "Alright!! That's sounds much better than Yugi-sama!!"
"Onee-chan!" came a somewhat cheerful voice from behind them. All of them turn around to see Shizuka running towards them.
"Shizuka-kun!" Jou said happily.
"No detention today, huh?" the redhead teased once she'd caught up. Then her eyes landed on Yugi and Yami. She blinked in surprise. "You're Yami Tomo, right? The new student from this morning?"
"Hai, that I am," Yami replied.
She turned to Yugi and frowned in concentration, trying to remember his name. "And you're . . . um . . ."
"Yugi M-Moto," he answered.
"That's right. You're in my class too." She smiled. "The quiet kid. I've never heard you talk before."
"I-I usually d-don't," Yugi mumbled.
Shizuka smiled at him, and then turned to her brother. "Where are you going, Onee-chan?"
"Over to Yugi-chan's house," he answered.
"Oh?" Shizuka said. She closed her eyes thoughtfully. "Isn't that the Kame Game Shop?"
Yugi blinked. How'd she know that? He didn't even think she knew that he existed. Instead of speaking, he nodded.
"Your family owns a game shop?" Ryou asked in surprise.
"J-just me and m-my g-grandpa," Yugi said quietly.
Ryou was confused. "Well, what about your parents? What do they do?" he asked.
Yugi looked down sadly. "M-my parents d-died a while ago in a c-car a- accident," he whispered, fighting back his tears.
Ryou looked very apologetic and was apparently at a loss for words. "Oh, I'm, uh . . . gomen ne . . . uh . . ."
Yugi turned a sad smile in Ryou's direction. "I-it's okay, R-Ryou-sama," he said. "Y-you d-didn't know."
Yami, seeing the depression build, said something to lighten the mood a little. "You know, I think that's the first time you've said any of our names?" he piped up jokingly.
Yugi blinked in his direction now. Jou smirked and said, "You know what, Yami-chan? I think you're right." He smirked down at Yugi now, noting the confused look on the little one's face. "Hey, come on, Yugi-chan. Lighten up a little."
Shizuka shook her head. "Onee-chan, I'm heading home. I'll tell our parents where you went, okay?"
"Arigato," Jou said to his little sister as she ran off, readjusting her glasses on her nose. He turned back to the others. "Come on, let's go now."
~*~*~
They were all a bit surprised when they reached the Kame Game Shop. They had expected . . . they weren't even sure, but they felt that there should have been more to the place, not a run-down looking shop with little stock.
"We d-don't have v-very g-good-d business," Yugi explained, seeing the confused looks on their faces.
They walked into the shop and saw Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku Moto, behind the counter half-asleep. He woke up, though, when Joey asked what type of games they had there.
"W-we have Duel Monsters, D-Dungeon Dice Monsters, M-Magic the Gathering, and-d others," Yugi told them.
Anzu looked surprised. "With just those games alone, your business should be a lot better," she said.
"I-I know, b-but th-there's nothing w-we c-can do about it," Yugi sighed.
"Well, what kind of Duel Monsters cards do you have here?" Jounouchi asked. "I've always loved Duel Monsters. It's my favorite game."
"M-mine too," Yugi said. He turned towards his grandfather, and suddenly, his stutter disappeared. "Hey Jii-chan, would you pull out the Duel Monster packs please? Jounouchi-chan wants to see some of them."
"Certainly, Yugi-chan," Sugoroku said, ducking behind counter and pulling out the individual packs.
Yami came over and looked over Jou's shoulder as he bought a pack and opened it up.
"Awesome! I got a Graceful Dice card! I've been looking for this one forever!" he said happily.
Yami pointed to another card in Jou's hand. "Take a look at this trap card. Isn't that Demon Dice?"
Jounouchi looked and his face lit up. "It is! What a combo!!"
Yugi smiled. "E-even my D-Dark Magician w-would have to l-look out for th- that combination," he said softly, his stutter returning.
"Hey, Yugi-chan?" Ryou said. "How come you didn't stutter when you were speaking to your grandfather, but now you're stuttering again?"
"Don't you remember what he said, Ryou-kun?" Anzu piped up before Yugi could answer. "He isn't used to talking to anyone besides his grandpa."
"Oh, right. I'd forgotten."
"Yugi-chan? Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" Sugoroku broke in.
"Oh! Gomen. Jii-chan, this is Jounouchi, Anzu, Ryou, and Yami. E-Everyone, th-this is my Jii-chan."
"It's an honor to meet you," Anzu said, bowing politely. Ryou imitated her bow. Jou and Yami, however, were too busy looking at the cards Jounouchi had bought to answer, or even notice that an introduction had been given.
Yugi smiled at the pair of them. He liked Jounouchi a little bit more than Anzu and Ryou, and he liked Yami a hell of a lot more than Jounouchi, which was understandable since Yugi was attracted to Yami. He was starting to feel more comfortable with them all.
"W-would y-you like to c-come inside?" he asked, still not able to stop stuttering.
"Yeah, sure," Anzu said, pulling Ryou by the arm behind her. Yami and Jounouchi didn't hear. After asking his Jii-chan to tell them where everyone had gone when they were done going nuts over the cards, he followed.
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Yugi: This is nice. It's a good story. It's almost worth being locked in.
Cherry: (is still being ignored) HEY! STOP IGNORING ME!!!
Yami: I hope that you get over your little stuttering problem soon.
Yugi: Yeah, so do I.
Cherry: (whines) You guys!!!
Yami: Well, remember to review. We'll see you later.
Cherry: (starts to cry)
Chapter Four
"Game Shop"
Cherry: Tee hee! It's only been one day and I already got a bunch of new reviews!! I am really happy, that I am!
Yugi: (ignores Cherry) This is good. This is really good! This means we'll be out of here soon Yami!
Yami: Yes, I know. It'll be great to see sunlight again.
Cherry: Hey, don't just ignore me!
Yugi: (continues to ignore Cherry) Let's get started with the chapter. More new reviews, more new chapters, quicker freedom!
Cherry: Stop ignoring me!!
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After school, Yugi's new friends asked if they could come over to his house. Yugi managed to stutter out an okay, still being rather frightened at the prospect of having friends now. Anzu, Ryou, Jounouchi, and Yami noted that Yugi stuttered every time he spoke to anyone.
Jou asked him about it. "Hey, Yugi-sama? How come you stutter so much when you talk?"
Yugi blushed. "I-I have trouble sp-speaking t-to anyone b-besides my gran- grandpa. I-I can't h-help it."
Yami smiled to himself. He thought that Yugi's stutter was adorable. It reminded him of a young child who was just getting used to speaking.
Anzu smiled at Yugi kindly. "Don't feel so uncomfortable around us, Yugi- sama. Wait. No. That's not what we should be calling you. How about Yugi- chan, just like Yami-chan has been calling you?"
Yugi started to tremble a bit again, but he smiled at Anzu and nodded. "I- I'd like that."
Jounouchi let out a triumphant yell. "Alright!! That's sounds much better than Yugi-sama!!"
"Onee-chan!" came a somewhat cheerful voice from behind them. All of them turn around to see Shizuka running towards them.
"Shizuka-kun!" Jou said happily.
"No detention today, huh?" the redhead teased once she'd caught up. Then her eyes landed on Yugi and Yami. She blinked in surprise. "You're Yami Tomo, right? The new student from this morning?"
"Hai, that I am," Yami replied.
She turned to Yugi and frowned in concentration, trying to remember his name. "And you're . . . um . . ."
"Yugi M-Moto," he answered.
"That's right. You're in my class too." She smiled. "The quiet kid. I've never heard you talk before."
"I-I usually d-don't," Yugi mumbled.
Shizuka smiled at him, and then turned to her brother. "Where are you going, Onee-chan?"
"Over to Yugi-chan's house," he answered.
"Oh?" Shizuka said. She closed her eyes thoughtfully. "Isn't that the Kame Game Shop?"
Yugi blinked. How'd she know that? He didn't even think she knew that he existed. Instead of speaking, he nodded.
"Your family owns a game shop?" Ryou asked in surprise.
"J-just me and m-my g-grandpa," Yugi said quietly.
Ryou was confused. "Well, what about your parents? What do they do?" he asked.
Yugi looked down sadly. "M-my parents d-died a while ago in a c-car a- accident," he whispered, fighting back his tears.
Ryou looked very apologetic and was apparently at a loss for words. "Oh, I'm, uh . . . gomen ne . . . uh . . ."
Yugi turned a sad smile in Ryou's direction. "I-it's okay, R-Ryou-sama," he said. "Y-you d-didn't know."
Yami, seeing the depression build, said something to lighten the mood a little. "You know, I think that's the first time you've said any of our names?" he piped up jokingly.
Yugi blinked in his direction now. Jou smirked and said, "You know what, Yami-chan? I think you're right." He smirked down at Yugi now, noting the confused look on the little one's face. "Hey, come on, Yugi-chan. Lighten up a little."
Shizuka shook her head. "Onee-chan, I'm heading home. I'll tell our parents where you went, okay?"
"Arigato," Jou said to his little sister as she ran off, readjusting her glasses on her nose. He turned back to the others. "Come on, let's go now."
~*~*~
They were all a bit surprised when they reached the Kame Game Shop. They had expected . . . they weren't even sure, but they felt that there should have been more to the place, not a run-down looking shop with little stock.
"We d-don't have v-very g-good-d business," Yugi explained, seeing the confused looks on their faces.
They walked into the shop and saw Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku Moto, behind the counter half-asleep. He woke up, though, when Joey asked what type of games they had there.
"W-we have Duel Monsters, D-Dungeon Dice Monsters, M-Magic the Gathering, and-d others," Yugi told them.
Anzu looked surprised. "With just those games alone, your business should be a lot better," she said.
"I-I know, b-but th-there's nothing w-we c-can do about it," Yugi sighed.
"Well, what kind of Duel Monsters cards do you have here?" Jounouchi asked. "I've always loved Duel Monsters. It's my favorite game."
"M-mine too," Yugi said. He turned towards his grandfather, and suddenly, his stutter disappeared. "Hey Jii-chan, would you pull out the Duel Monster packs please? Jounouchi-chan wants to see some of them."
"Certainly, Yugi-chan," Sugoroku said, ducking behind counter and pulling out the individual packs.
Yami came over and looked over Jou's shoulder as he bought a pack and opened it up.
"Awesome! I got a Graceful Dice card! I've been looking for this one forever!" he said happily.
Yami pointed to another card in Jou's hand. "Take a look at this trap card. Isn't that Demon Dice?"
Jounouchi looked and his face lit up. "It is! What a combo!!"
Yugi smiled. "E-even my D-Dark Magician w-would have to l-look out for th- that combination," he said softly, his stutter returning.
"Hey, Yugi-chan?" Ryou said. "How come you didn't stutter when you were speaking to your grandfather, but now you're stuttering again?"
"Don't you remember what he said, Ryou-kun?" Anzu piped up before Yugi could answer. "He isn't used to talking to anyone besides his grandpa."
"Oh, right. I'd forgotten."
"Yugi-chan? Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" Sugoroku broke in.
"Oh! Gomen. Jii-chan, this is Jounouchi, Anzu, Ryou, and Yami. E-Everyone, th-this is my Jii-chan."
"It's an honor to meet you," Anzu said, bowing politely. Ryou imitated her bow. Jou and Yami, however, were too busy looking at the cards Jounouchi had bought to answer, or even notice that an introduction had been given.
Yugi smiled at the pair of them. He liked Jounouchi a little bit more than Anzu and Ryou, and he liked Yami a hell of a lot more than Jounouchi, which was understandable since Yugi was attracted to Yami. He was starting to feel more comfortable with them all.
"W-would y-you like to c-come inside?" he asked, still not able to stop stuttering.
"Yeah, sure," Anzu said, pulling Ryou by the arm behind her. Yami and Jounouchi didn't hear. After asking his Jii-chan to tell them where everyone had gone when they were done going nuts over the cards, he followed.
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Yugi: This is nice. It's a good story. It's almost worth being locked in.
Cherry: (is still being ignored) HEY! STOP IGNORING ME!!!
Yami: I hope that you get over your little stuttering problem soon.
Yugi: Yeah, so do I.
Cherry: (whines) You guys!!!
Yami: Well, remember to review. We'll see you later.
Cherry: (starts to cry)