"Dark and Light"
Chapter Seven
"Timid"
Cherry: (is still arguing with Yami)
Yami: (is still arguing with Cherry)
Yugi: (is wearing earplugs) Let's just ignore them and get on with the story, huh?
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Yugi dragged himself out of bed the next morning, glad that he didn't have school. Even though it was Friday, there was a parent-teacher conference and school was closed; they had gotten a letter in the mail the day before about it. As he came downstairs for breakfast, a familiar rich and smooth voice caused him to freeze in his tracks on the stairs. Looking down, he could see Yami standing with a very pretty blonde woman.
"You really don't mind us waiting in here for Yugi to wake up?" Yami asked Sugoroku.
"Not at all," he answered. "You and your friend just wait here. Yugi should be up soon anyway. He always gets up early." Sugoroku looked at his watch. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to open the shop." With that, he turned to head to the game shop.
Yami turned to Mai and smiled. "You're really going to like Yugi. He's really sweet, even if he's really shy."
"I'm looking forward to meeting him," Mai answered. Her eyes happened to flicker to the staircase. Her grin widened. "Well, right on cue."
Yami saw Yugi too and smiled warmly. The young boy was standing there in his pajamas looking paralyzed. "Good morning Yugi!" he said brightly.
Yugi squeaked and ran back upstairs to his room. Yami had been expecting him to do that, but Mai blinked.
"What was that all about?" she asked.
"Like I said, he's shy," he explained. "He probably just ran to get dressed properly."
~ THUMP! ~
They both looked at the ceiling. It sounded like Yugi had either tripped or dropped something.
"You okay up there, Yugi?" Yami called.
"F-fine, th-thank you!" came the small teen's answer.
"Was he stuttering?" Mai asked.
"He always does when he talks to anyone other than Sugoroku," Yami explained.
At that moment, Yugi came downstairs, wearing a purple t-shirt that matched his eyes and a pair of blue jeans, and judging from the way he was rubbing his arm, he had landed on it when he tripped.
Yami smiled at him, causing Yugi to blush. Mai noticed this too and also smiled. When Yugi finally found his voice, he said, "W-what are you d-doing here Y-Yami?"
Yami started to snicker. "Well, since there's no school today, I thought that you, me, Mai, and our friends could go hang out." Suddenly he slapped his forehead. "Ugh! Here's me just talking when my friend hasn't even been introduced. This is my best friend, Mai Kujaku. We've known each other since we were little."
"I missed Yami after he moved and had to come visit him," Mai continued. "My school is out for a vacation, so I'm here for a while."
Yugi smiled shyly at her. Mai was very pretty, and Yugi was always shy around pretty girls. (Well, he was shy around people in general really.)
At that second, Jounouchi and Honda strode in. Yugi blinked. He didn't know Honda. First Yami had brought someone new, and now Jou? This was getting to be too much!
"Konnichiwa!" Jou said. Then he blinked. "Mai!"
"Hey there Hun," Mai said. Jou stared for a while, stunned. Yami, seeing that neither Jou nor Mai was going to say anything without prompting, cleared his throat loudly.
"Jounouchi, aren't you going to introduce your friend?" Yami asked.
Jou came out of his trance and shook his head. "Gomen ne. Minna, this is my buddy Honda."
"It's nice to meet all of you," Honda said, giving Mai a second look. He then turned his attention to the silent Yugi, who had unconsciously moved behind Yami in an effort to hide. "What are you hiding from, Yugi?" he asked.
Yugi blinked when he realized where he was standing, and then blushed when he noticed what a perfect view of Yami's ass this gave him. (A/n: Move over Yugi!! I want to see too!!!) Reddening beyond belief, Yugi quickly moved. It was about then that Yami realized where Yugi had been, and a slight pinkish hue barely tinged his cheeks.
Sadly for him, Mai noticed, but she decided against saying anything until later on. Then she could tease him about it all she wanted.
"Good morning everyone!" came Anzu's voice from the hallway. She and Ryou strode into the living room with the rest of them. Yugi was fairly relieved that they hadn't brought anyone else with them; he didn't know how much more he could take. After Mai was reintroduced to the two of them, Anzu said, "What are we going to do on this lovely school-free Friday?"
"I say we just cruise the city and have the sort of fun that only teens can have!" Jou suggested enthusiastically. Everyone happily agreed. Well, almost everyone.
A tiny, almost not heard sound from Yugi called Yami's attention to the petite, amethyst-eyed chibi tenshi. "What's the matter, Yugi?" he asked.
Yugi shook his head and didn't answer. This caused the others to start questioning him, but he just shook his head, not speaking at all.
It took Yami a bit to figure out what was the matter. "You have gone out on the town to have fun before, haven't you?" he asked gently.
Yugi gulped and shook his head again, his face returning to the color it had been a few minutes ago. (A/n: He does that a lot, doesn't he? Poor Yugi.)
"Why not just say that then?" Ryou asked. Yugi stared determinedly at his feet.
"He's embarrassed about it, that's why," Yami said, making it sound like he was interpreting. "He doesn't want to look like a child in front of us. Am I right Yugi?"
Yugi, refusing to look up, nodded. "G-g-gomen."
Yami knelt so that his face was level with Yugi's and gently lifted up the shy boy's face by placing his hand under his chin. Yami then leaned close to Yugi, so close that their foreheads touched. Yugi blushed all the more as Yami looked him straight in the eye.
"Yugi, don't be afraid to tell us something, okay? You don't have to be so timid. We're your friends now, and we won't laugh at anything you say." Yami pulled back and stood back up. "So do you want to go have fun, or would you rather stay here?" he asked gently.
Yugi replied very softly, "I w-want to go h-have f-fun with you g-guys."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Anzu said happily, taking hold of Yugi's arm and smiling at him in a way that made Ryou's eyes turn cold. "Let's go have some fun!"
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Cherry: (voice is hoarse from yelling at Yami) Okay, I think that we're done arguing.
Yami: (voice is also hoarse) Fine. Just please, no more talking like Kenshin!
Yugi: (removes his earplugs) Yami, this is her story. Let her talk how she wants. If you don't she's likely to keep us here after the story is done.
Cherry: Exactly right.
Yami: (rolls eyes) Fine. Whatever.
Yugi: Now please remember to review! See you around.
Chapter Seven
"Timid"
Cherry: (is still arguing with Yami)
Yami: (is still arguing with Cherry)
Yugi: (is wearing earplugs) Let's just ignore them and get on with the story, huh?
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Yugi dragged himself out of bed the next morning, glad that he didn't have school. Even though it was Friday, there was a parent-teacher conference and school was closed; they had gotten a letter in the mail the day before about it. As he came downstairs for breakfast, a familiar rich and smooth voice caused him to freeze in his tracks on the stairs. Looking down, he could see Yami standing with a very pretty blonde woman.
"You really don't mind us waiting in here for Yugi to wake up?" Yami asked Sugoroku.
"Not at all," he answered. "You and your friend just wait here. Yugi should be up soon anyway. He always gets up early." Sugoroku looked at his watch. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to open the shop." With that, he turned to head to the game shop.
Yami turned to Mai and smiled. "You're really going to like Yugi. He's really sweet, even if he's really shy."
"I'm looking forward to meeting him," Mai answered. Her eyes happened to flicker to the staircase. Her grin widened. "Well, right on cue."
Yami saw Yugi too and smiled warmly. The young boy was standing there in his pajamas looking paralyzed. "Good morning Yugi!" he said brightly.
Yugi squeaked and ran back upstairs to his room. Yami had been expecting him to do that, but Mai blinked.
"What was that all about?" she asked.
"Like I said, he's shy," he explained. "He probably just ran to get dressed properly."
~ THUMP! ~
They both looked at the ceiling. It sounded like Yugi had either tripped or dropped something.
"You okay up there, Yugi?" Yami called.
"F-fine, th-thank you!" came the small teen's answer.
"Was he stuttering?" Mai asked.
"He always does when he talks to anyone other than Sugoroku," Yami explained.
At that moment, Yugi came downstairs, wearing a purple t-shirt that matched his eyes and a pair of blue jeans, and judging from the way he was rubbing his arm, he had landed on it when he tripped.
Yami smiled at him, causing Yugi to blush. Mai noticed this too and also smiled. When Yugi finally found his voice, he said, "W-what are you d-doing here Y-Yami?"
Yami started to snicker. "Well, since there's no school today, I thought that you, me, Mai, and our friends could go hang out." Suddenly he slapped his forehead. "Ugh! Here's me just talking when my friend hasn't even been introduced. This is my best friend, Mai Kujaku. We've known each other since we were little."
"I missed Yami after he moved and had to come visit him," Mai continued. "My school is out for a vacation, so I'm here for a while."
Yugi smiled shyly at her. Mai was very pretty, and Yugi was always shy around pretty girls. (Well, he was shy around people in general really.)
At that second, Jounouchi and Honda strode in. Yugi blinked. He didn't know Honda. First Yami had brought someone new, and now Jou? This was getting to be too much!
"Konnichiwa!" Jou said. Then he blinked. "Mai!"
"Hey there Hun," Mai said. Jou stared for a while, stunned. Yami, seeing that neither Jou nor Mai was going to say anything without prompting, cleared his throat loudly.
"Jounouchi, aren't you going to introduce your friend?" Yami asked.
Jou came out of his trance and shook his head. "Gomen ne. Minna, this is my buddy Honda."
"It's nice to meet all of you," Honda said, giving Mai a second look. He then turned his attention to the silent Yugi, who had unconsciously moved behind Yami in an effort to hide. "What are you hiding from, Yugi?" he asked.
Yugi blinked when he realized where he was standing, and then blushed when he noticed what a perfect view of Yami's ass this gave him. (A/n: Move over Yugi!! I want to see too!!!) Reddening beyond belief, Yugi quickly moved. It was about then that Yami realized where Yugi had been, and a slight pinkish hue barely tinged his cheeks.
Sadly for him, Mai noticed, but she decided against saying anything until later on. Then she could tease him about it all she wanted.
"Good morning everyone!" came Anzu's voice from the hallway. She and Ryou strode into the living room with the rest of them. Yugi was fairly relieved that they hadn't brought anyone else with them; he didn't know how much more he could take. After Mai was reintroduced to the two of them, Anzu said, "What are we going to do on this lovely school-free Friday?"
"I say we just cruise the city and have the sort of fun that only teens can have!" Jou suggested enthusiastically. Everyone happily agreed. Well, almost everyone.
A tiny, almost not heard sound from Yugi called Yami's attention to the petite, amethyst-eyed chibi tenshi. "What's the matter, Yugi?" he asked.
Yugi shook his head and didn't answer. This caused the others to start questioning him, but he just shook his head, not speaking at all.
It took Yami a bit to figure out what was the matter. "You have gone out on the town to have fun before, haven't you?" he asked gently.
Yugi gulped and shook his head again, his face returning to the color it had been a few minutes ago. (A/n: He does that a lot, doesn't he? Poor Yugi.)
"Why not just say that then?" Ryou asked. Yugi stared determinedly at his feet.
"He's embarrassed about it, that's why," Yami said, making it sound like he was interpreting. "He doesn't want to look like a child in front of us. Am I right Yugi?"
Yugi, refusing to look up, nodded. "G-g-gomen."
Yami knelt so that his face was level with Yugi's and gently lifted up the shy boy's face by placing his hand under his chin. Yami then leaned close to Yugi, so close that their foreheads touched. Yugi blushed all the more as Yami looked him straight in the eye.
"Yugi, don't be afraid to tell us something, okay? You don't have to be so timid. We're your friends now, and we won't laugh at anything you say." Yami pulled back and stood back up. "So do you want to go have fun, or would you rather stay here?" he asked gently.
Yugi replied very softly, "I w-want to go h-have f-fun with you g-guys."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Anzu said happily, taking hold of Yugi's arm and smiling at him in a way that made Ryou's eyes turn cold. "Let's go have some fun!"
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Cherry: (voice is hoarse from yelling at Yami) Okay, I think that we're done arguing.
Yami: (voice is also hoarse) Fine. Just please, no more talking like Kenshin!
Yugi: (removes his earplugs) Yami, this is her story. Let her talk how she wants. If you don't she's likely to keep us here after the story is done.
Cherry: Exactly right.
Yami: (rolls eyes) Fine. Whatever.
Yugi: Now please remember to review! See you around.