Dear goddess- I haven't updated since November of 2003! How scary! And to think: I've been working on this story for ONE YEAR. Shocking! But enough dilly dally. I haven't updated because I can honestly say that I've fallen out of love with the Yu Gi Oh fandom. Yes. True. The only reason I'm deciding to continue and FINISH this story is because I don't feel good knowing there are stories that I haven't finished. So it WILL be finished. Now onto the replies!:
RYOUBAKURAFAN013: Lol... you're not supposed to LAUGH when the people fall for you joke! Tsk!
FANTASYMICHELLE14: O.o I'd love to win a Grammy. But unfortunately, I can't sing one bit, dear!
AKIKO KOISHII: Thanks for the stuff on Malik...? . I all ready knew about it- it's just posing a hypothetical question. Either way, thanks.
LANLAN: I'm glad you think it flows really well. I kinda had a problem with that, actually- thinking it doesn't flow well ENOUGH. But that's just the perfectionist in me talking. --. How annoying, ne?
AKI: Yeah- OOC ((I think I warned about that in the first chapter? Oh well!)) and Titanic-y. I remember having that thought- about how wonderfully ironic it was!
SSJ4 SAILOR MENZ: Yeah- it all basically happened. I really just had to paraphrase a lot because this fic would turn enormously long... too long to be worth it!
ANGELIC CANDY: O.o? Yuugi's use of language to his grandpa? He's only SAID nice things. You might be confusing it with this thoughts . But um... well- I don't know why Bakura was starting trouble, actually. I'll probably never find out, either.
MAEDHROS: I really don't know if that's what the sushi is for- for sure, anyway. That's what my dad said- and that's what he said he learned from his boss who goes out to eat sushi all the time. So is it true? Who the hell knows.
VANILLA RAIN: [huggles]
Alright- that's all the replies... so...
DISCLAIMER: No I don't own- no I don't own- get out of my way- GO!
/.../: thoughts
Helplessly, Hopelessly: "Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining"
He'd never imagined getting off the cruise ship in the manner that they were doing, but they were doing it nonetheless and it was strange.
The Waltz was anchored at least a mile from the shore of the Yucatan Peninsula- and the only way to get to the shore was by a small boat. The passengers were led down to the lowest decks and then through a hole in the side of the ship and onto a little motorized boat. Yuugi didn't exactly like being so close to the water alongside a huge cruise liner- no matter how clear it was.
Yet the trip to the shore on the little ship wasn't too much of a problem. Upon arriving, the crowd of people were led to tour buses to start the 45 minute drive to pyramids unique to the area.
/Hopefully this doesn't end up like the trip to Jamaica./ The teen sighed as he stared out the window at the foliage they passed. Mexico wasn't as crowded as he thought it would be- the entire area seemed empty and quiet.
"We're going to see some interesting pyramids, Yuugi." Solomon leaned towards him and gave him the brochure for their excursion. The shiny paper was filled with pictures of Mayan [1] ruins and temples against a bright blue sky.
"This'll be interesting." Yuugi said more to himself- he'd always felt somewhat attracted to historical periods relating to... pyramids. Egypt- Mexico- South America. The shape intrigued him.
"I figured you might like it."
/...You figured right for once./
He wanted desperately to go inside and see the structures- but the tour lady said "NO ONE IS ALLOWED INSIDE!". The many entrances leading inside the structures were roped off. Something along the lines of... tourists having a tendency to tag and vandalize the ruins?
The trip didn't last long, though and soon they were in a massive group set loose in an area for souvenir buying.
The area was literally bustling with life. Vendors were selling T-shirts, statuettes, hats, paintings- everything that may be native to the Yucatan area. Yuugi felt somewhat overwhelmed by the many shades of colors. Even the Mayan calendars were amazing to him.
"There's so much here!" Solomon said out of the blue as his eyes studied different home weaved carpets and their varying styles.
"I know..." Yuugi spoke lightly as his lips fought from curling into a smirk; his red eyes had fallen atop statuettes posing in different sexual positions with no inhibition. 69-ing, "backwards cowgirl", and "missionary style" among the many. He shook his head, though. /As if Grandpa would ever let me buy something like THAT./
As they walked through the different stands, Yuugi couldn't help but notice a familiar shine of silver hair- Bakura was walking nearby with his gold- color haired friend. The two were pointing somewhere in the distance at a large wooden pole at least 25 feet tall that had 4 small Mexican men climbing on it with a variety of ropes with varying instruments attached to their belts.
/He probably doesn't want to talk to me anymore.../ Yuugi sighed lightly and looked away, remembering what he'd heard about the near fight with Yami and Bakura. /I suppose it doesn't matter, though.../ He continued walking, choosing to not look anymore in Bakura's direction.
It wasn't long before the teen's eyes were pulled towards a rack of necklaces of which one particular style caught his eye. An upside down triangle. /Wow./ His thoughts didn't seem to go past that as he reached out and touched the 3-D pyramid that had different lines in it- similar to that of a puzzle.[2] The salesman seemed to notice Yuugi's eagerness and came over.
"I can sell two necklaces for ten dollars." He said simply while Yuugi nodded.
The teen's mind seemed to be thinking quickly. Pyramids meant a lot to him... and he wanted to share that with Yami in the short time that they would ever know each other. Yuugi grinned and reached for two matching pyramid necklaces, exchanging them with the money. It was a small gift, but it was a gift nonetheless.
"I don't know how you can stand it..." Seto groaned as Yami smiled at the sky and Yuugi laughed. "It's so brooding out here! We could go inside and walk around there."
"It's nice." Yami was staring at the grey clouds that held a promise of rain. "It's always nice when it's like this."
"I agree." Yuugi nodded curtly and then smiled up at Seto who was looking between the two with a face full of shock.
"Fine. Stay out here. I'm not about to let myself get wet just because you too want to stay out here and walk. It's bull shit." The taller teen turned on his heel and was instantly off.
"Uh..." Yuugi stopped and turned around on the wooden deck, looking after Seto. "Shouldn't we go back for him?"
"It'll be alright." Yami stopped walking, hands in his pockets and glancing over his shoulder to where they both saw Seto open the door for the ship and close it promptly. "He's just being stubborn. Afraid the ran will mess his hair up." Yuugi smiled at this, glancing at Yami who was watching him showing no emotion on his face.
/Eep!/ Yuugi grinned and then continued walking in the direction of before.
The clouds were indeed turbulent but the air was extremely warm. The two were walking in shorts and t-shirts and the light breeze that surrounded them was like a blanket.
Then Yami stopped in his spot, eyes wide. Tentatively his hand went up to the middle of his hair, hand coming down and that was glistening with water. "That was a big drop..." Yuugi barely had the chance to lean closer to see before he felt a drop on his shoulder. And another and another. Soon it was as if the sky opened up and a rain shower was upon them.
Yuugi took Yami's hand instantly, pulling him under one of the lifeboats to temporarily protect them from the water- but it wasn't going to do much help. The water was falling so rapidly that their shoes would get soaked if not moved to a dry place. Yami seemed to immediately understand this and it didn't take long for him to crouch down and remove his tennis shoes and socks so he stood barefoot on the wooden boards of the deck.
"The water is so warm..." Yami wiggled his toes and then smiled at Yuugi's confusion before moving to the rail of the ship and putting his hand on it. He moved his hand quickly over it to splash water on his companion's face.
After wiping his face, Yuugi's eyes were narrowed. "You did NOT just splash me..!" Yami smirked and took off running over the deck and towards the front of the ship. Yuugi wasn't going to miss the opportunity. He took off his shoes and placed them besides Yami's and was soon running after him through the warm rain.
Laughter. Yami was laughing as he reached a dead end- his body now completely soaked. But he was prepared for "retaliation" when Yuugi climbed a set of wooden stairs and stopped running in front of him.
"Thanks for joining me." Yami said smugly before kicking into the inch of water on the deck and splashing Yuugi's legs.
"You're welcome...!" Yuugi slid his hand on the deck rail and splashed Yami in return.
And so it went for some time, ending in the two laughing to the point of exhaustion and until the shower stopped. Yuugi and Yami were both leaning on the railing breathing as evenly as possible, watching the clouds part and sunlight pouring onto the water and lighting up the ship. Everything that'd been touched by the rain was gleaming.
"DON'T LOOK!" Yuugi's face was bright pink and he was refusing to stand up from the wood he'd been sitting on. The rain had ended hours before and the sun had in turn dried everything- except for where Yuugi had been sitting in wet shorts.
"Let me see...!" Yami taunted, taking Yuugi's arm and trying to pull up the stubborn teen.
"No!" In one final pull Yami had the smaller boy on his feet; but Yuugi was running away in embarrassment. There was a figure 8 water imprint on the deck of where Yuugi's bottom was sitting on the deck. [3] Yami was howling in laughter.
[1]: I'm PRETTY sure they were Mayan- but I'm not willing to bet on it... I really don't remember!
[2]: In here I made it the Sennen Puzzle because... well- it's a YGO story- but irl, it's a necklace with beaded shells- pooka shells!
[3]: Major embarrassment.... I survived... but still!
Anyway- for those who've been with me for a very long time, I'd like to let you know that I've moved/am moving my story Edits to a different place considering my website is being taken down/abandoned. The website to find chapter edits as well as new short stories and serials is...
greatestjournal [dot] com / user / ryuichirepublic
You can copy and paste that, but chance the [dot] to an actual dot and then remove the spaces between the slashes and the words. Yeah. ((LJ doesn't let me post web addies and I HATE it for that))
NEXT CHAPTER: Uh.... I'll get to that eventually!
RYOUBAKURAFAN013: Lol... you're not supposed to LAUGH when the people fall for you joke! Tsk!
FANTASYMICHELLE14: O.o I'd love to win a Grammy. But unfortunately, I can't sing one bit, dear!
AKIKO KOISHII: Thanks for the stuff on Malik...? . I all ready knew about it- it's just posing a hypothetical question. Either way, thanks.
LANLAN: I'm glad you think it flows really well. I kinda had a problem with that, actually- thinking it doesn't flow well ENOUGH. But that's just the perfectionist in me talking. --. How annoying, ne?
AKI: Yeah- OOC ((I think I warned about that in the first chapter? Oh well!)) and Titanic-y. I remember having that thought- about how wonderfully ironic it was!
SSJ4 SAILOR MENZ: Yeah- it all basically happened. I really just had to paraphrase a lot because this fic would turn enormously long... too long to be worth it!
ANGELIC CANDY: O.o? Yuugi's use of language to his grandpa? He's only SAID nice things. You might be confusing it with this thoughts . But um... well- I don't know why Bakura was starting trouble, actually. I'll probably never find out, either.
MAEDHROS: I really don't know if that's what the sushi is for- for sure, anyway. That's what my dad said- and that's what he said he learned from his boss who goes out to eat sushi all the time. So is it true? Who the hell knows.
VANILLA RAIN: [huggles]
Alright- that's all the replies... so...
DISCLAIMER: No I don't own- no I don't own- get out of my way- GO!
/.../: thoughts
Helplessly, Hopelessly: "Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining"
He'd never imagined getting off the cruise ship in the manner that they were doing, but they were doing it nonetheless and it was strange.
The Waltz was anchored at least a mile from the shore of the Yucatan Peninsula- and the only way to get to the shore was by a small boat. The passengers were led down to the lowest decks and then through a hole in the side of the ship and onto a little motorized boat. Yuugi didn't exactly like being so close to the water alongside a huge cruise liner- no matter how clear it was.
Yet the trip to the shore on the little ship wasn't too much of a problem. Upon arriving, the crowd of people were led to tour buses to start the 45 minute drive to pyramids unique to the area.
/Hopefully this doesn't end up like the trip to Jamaica./ The teen sighed as he stared out the window at the foliage they passed. Mexico wasn't as crowded as he thought it would be- the entire area seemed empty and quiet.
"We're going to see some interesting pyramids, Yuugi." Solomon leaned towards him and gave him the brochure for their excursion. The shiny paper was filled with pictures of Mayan [1] ruins and temples against a bright blue sky.
"This'll be interesting." Yuugi said more to himself- he'd always felt somewhat attracted to historical periods relating to... pyramids. Egypt- Mexico- South America. The shape intrigued him.
"I figured you might like it."
/...You figured right for once./
He wanted desperately to go inside and see the structures- but the tour lady said "NO ONE IS ALLOWED INSIDE!". The many entrances leading inside the structures were roped off. Something along the lines of... tourists having a tendency to tag and vandalize the ruins?
The trip didn't last long, though and soon they were in a massive group set loose in an area for souvenir buying.
The area was literally bustling with life. Vendors were selling T-shirts, statuettes, hats, paintings- everything that may be native to the Yucatan area. Yuugi felt somewhat overwhelmed by the many shades of colors. Even the Mayan calendars were amazing to him.
"There's so much here!" Solomon said out of the blue as his eyes studied different home weaved carpets and their varying styles.
"I know..." Yuugi spoke lightly as his lips fought from curling into a smirk; his red eyes had fallen atop statuettes posing in different sexual positions with no inhibition. 69-ing, "backwards cowgirl", and "missionary style" among the many. He shook his head, though. /As if Grandpa would ever let me buy something like THAT./
As they walked through the different stands, Yuugi couldn't help but notice a familiar shine of silver hair- Bakura was walking nearby with his gold- color haired friend. The two were pointing somewhere in the distance at a large wooden pole at least 25 feet tall that had 4 small Mexican men climbing on it with a variety of ropes with varying instruments attached to their belts.
/He probably doesn't want to talk to me anymore.../ Yuugi sighed lightly and looked away, remembering what he'd heard about the near fight with Yami and Bakura. /I suppose it doesn't matter, though.../ He continued walking, choosing to not look anymore in Bakura's direction.
It wasn't long before the teen's eyes were pulled towards a rack of necklaces of which one particular style caught his eye. An upside down triangle. /Wow./ His thoughts didn't seem to go past that as he reached out and touched the 3-D pyramid that had different lines in it- similar to that of a puzzle.[2] The salesman seemed to notice Yuugi's eagerness and came over.
"I can sell two necklaces for ten dollars." He said simply while Yuugi nodded.
The teen's mind seemed to be thinking quickly. Pyramids meant a lot to him... and he wanted to share that with Yami in the short time that they would ever know each other. Yuugi grinned and reached for two matching pyramid necklaces, exchanging them with the money. It was a small gift, but it was a gift nonetheless.
"I don't know how you can stand it..." Seto groaned as Yami smiled at the sky and Yuugi laughed. "It's so brooding out here! We could go inside and walk around there."
"It's nice." Yami was staring at the grey clouds that held a promise of rain. "It's always nice when it's like this."
"I agree." Yuugi nodded curtly and then smiled up at Seto who was looking between the two with a face full of shock.
"Fine. Stay out here. I'm not about to let myself get wet just because you too want to stay out here and walk. It's bull shit." The taller teen turned on his heel and was instantly off.
"Uh..." Yuugi stopped and turned around on the wooden deck, looking after Seto. "Shouldn't we go back for him?"
"It'll be alright." Yami stopped walking, hands in his pockets and glancing over his shoulder to where they both saw Seto open the door for the ship and close it promptly. "He's just being stubborn. Afraid the ran will mess his hair up." Yuugi smiled at this, glancing at Yami who was watching him showing no emotion on his face.
/Eep!/ Yuugi grinned and then continued walking in the direction of before.
The clouds were indeed turbulent but the air was extremely warm. The two were walking in shorts and t-shirts and the light breeze that surrounded them was like a blanket.
Then Yami stopped in his spot, eyes wide. Tentatively his hand went up to the middle of his hair, hand coming down and that was glistening with water. "That was a big drop..." Yuugi barely had the chance to lean closer to see before he felt a drop on his shoulder. And another and another. Soon it was as if the sky opened up and a rain shower was upon them.
Yuugi took Yami's hand instantly, pulling him under one of the lifeboats to temporarily protect them from the water- but it wasn't going to do much help. The water was falling so rapidly that their shoes would get soaked if not moved to a dry place. Yami seemed to immediately understand this and it didn't take long for him to crouch down and remove his tennis shoes and socks so he stood barefoot on the wooden boards of the deck.
"The water is so warm..." Yami wiggled his toes and then smiled at Yuugi's confusion before moving to the rail of the ship and putting his hand on it. He moved his hand quickly over it to splash water on his companion's face.
After wiping his face, Yuugi's eyes were narrowed. "You did NOT just splash me..!" Yami smirked and took off running over the deck and towards the front of the ship. Yuugi wasn't going to miss the opportunity. He took off his shoes and placed them besides Yami's and was soon running after him through the warm rain.
Laughter. Yami was laughing as he reached a dead end- his body now completely soaked. But he was prepared for "retaliation" when Yuugi climbed a set of wooden stairs and stopped running in front of him.
"Thanks for joining me." Yami said smugly before kicking into the inch of water on the deck and splashing Yuugi's legs.
"You're welcome...!" Yuugi slid his hand on the deck rail and splashed Yami in return.
And so it went for some time, ending in the two laughing to the point of exhaustion and until the shower stopped. Yuugi and Yami were both leaning on the railing breathing as evenly as possible, watching the clouds part and sunlight pouring onto the water and lighting up the ship. Everything that'd been touched by the rain was gleaming.
"DON'T LOOK!" Yuugi's face was bright pink and he was refusing to stand up from the wood he'd been sitting on. The rain had ended hours before and the sun had in turn dried everything- except for where Yuugi had been sitting in wet shorts.
"Let me see...!" Yami taunted, taking Yuugi's arm and trying to pull up the stubborn teen.
"No!" In one final pull Yami had the smaller boy on his feet; but Yuugi was running away in embarrassment. There was a figure 8 water imprint on the deck of where Yuugi's bottom was sitting on the deck. [3] Yami was howling in laughter.
[1]: I'm PRETTY sure they were Mayan- but I'm not willing to bet on it... I really don't remember!
[2]: In here I made it the Sennen Puzzle because... well- it's a YGO story- but irl, it's a necklace with beaded shells- pooka shells!
[3]: Major embarrassment.... I survived... but still!
Anyway- for those who've been with me for a very long time, I'd like to let you know that I've moved/am moving my story Edits to a different place considering my website is being taken down/abandoned. The website to find chapter edits as well as new short stories and serials is...
greatestjournal [dot] com / user / ryuichirepublic
You can copy and paste that, but chance the [dot] to an actual dot and then remove the spaces between the slashes and the words. Yeah. ((LJ doesn't let me post web addies and I HATE it for that))
NEXT CHAPTER: Uh.... I'll get to that eventually!