okies. I'll try to makes this short and sweet. I don't own Ygo, just borrowing the characters.
Yugi did not look the look of the Kaiba man. He had big bushy eyebrows and mean, squinty eyes. Why would Seto want him as a dad? He thought.
Still, he owed it to his friend to be there for him so he went downstairs where they we gathered at. The teacher greeting him, bowing over and over while the man looked around with disdain. "Seto, I don't think you ought to bother with this man," Yugi whispered to him.
"Just watch me." Seto stepped forward, chest out and confident. Yugi had to admire his courage, in the face of this scowling man, he would barely managed an peep! "Mr. Kaiba, i heard about your chess winnings in the big tournament, and I'd like to challenge you, for a price, of course."
The teacher quickly apologized for Seto's rudeness while the Kaiba man, stared disdainfully at Seto. Yugi had never sawn such a big man, he was giant. "You?! A kid wants to challenge the great Gozaburo Kaiba?! Where do you get the guts, kid?!"
"I've plenty of them, and I bet I can beat you. If I win, you have to do whatever I say." Seto said confidently, lifting his chin.
The man narrowed his mean little eyes. There was a deep silence. "Fine, I'll take you on, runt, and teach you a lesson you will never forget," he said ominously and the teacher found a chair for him. they began playing.
Why? Thought Yugi. Why does Seto WANT to go with this man? He watched them make their moves in silence. Then he saw Seto secretly slip a chess piece under his sleeve. Uh oh....he's cheating again! Thought Yugi. He was very disappointed.
"I can't believe it! a kid like you beat me?!" The man shouted so the tables rumbled. I guess he's too stupid to see that Seto cheated, thought Yugi. "How can this be?!" He shot to his feet, knocking the table over.
Seto smiled. More like a smirk and a sneer of victory. "It's doesn't matter how I won, I did," he stated. "Now you have to adopt me and my brother." He crossed his skinny arms over his chest.
Yugi's heart sank. If they leave, I'll be all alone.....except for my doggy. I'll be lonely...... seeing the dejected look on Yugi's face, Mokie said,
"And Yugi, too, big brother! We HAVE to take Yugi."
Seto hesitated. I hadn't planned on it.....but....he is my friend. He's both of our friends. "Fine...Yugi too Mr. Kaiba."
"Yay!" Mokie cheered, wiping his always runny nose on his tattered sleeve.
"Are you kidding?!" the man barked a harsh laughter that made them all jump out of their skins. "The three of you?! No, kid," he smiled evilly, "you have to choose: between your brother and your best friend here."
Seto shot back, "Fine, I will!" He glanced at Yugi's hopeful face and at the grubby one of his brother. Seto thought it over then finally came to a decision. "My brother's going with me. we'll always be together. If can't take Yugi, I'll take my brother."
"Fine." The man agreed, smiling evilly and getting his monstrous form up. "You'll wish you never did that, kid....." he said under his breath and left, steps shaking the room.
Later, Yugi watched Seto pack all of his things in his tiny black suitcase While Yugi packed Mokie's for him. "Oh, don't be so sad, Yugi," Seto said, happily stuffing his clothes messily for once and snapping it shut. "I'll remember our good times together, I promise." Mokie interrupted him by starting to bawl, fat tears coursing from his eyes. "Now you too, Mokie?" he groaned. "You guys, this is supposed to be happy time!"
"I don't see how," Yugi admitted sadly. "I'm happy for you, I guess....." Joel padded into the room and started to howl mournfully with Mokie's crying. Yugi petted him and tried to shush him, since the teacher would get mad. A few tears squeezed from his eyes. "I'll miss you...both...." he whispered.
"And we'll miss you. We'll write, right Mokie?" Seto tried to make his brother feel excitement, he didn't want him to seem like a crybaby in front of his new father.
"But i don't know how to write yet, remember?" Mokie didn't want to change residence again.
"Then i'll write for the both of us till you do." Seto said impatiently, dragging him out by the hand to the waiting limo outside. Yugi wiped up Mokie's sticky tears as the other kids waved and yelled good bye. "Don't worry about us, Yugi-chan," Seto said with a friendly smile, "we'll meet again someday, and it'll be a great day. I'll find you wherever you are."
Yugi smiled back weakly. "I hope so. Friends forever?"
"Friends forever." They high fived each other and Mokie smiled for the first time. "You'll find a good family too, you'll see." Seto comforted, brown head disappearing into the long black door. He started to say something else, but the door slammed loudly, and the car was out of sight.
Yugi blinked his stinging eyes. Joel whimpered at his feet. "Goodbye....."
All, during the next week, Yugi was depressed, from his two best friends departure and that fact that nearly everyone was gone as well, they'd all been picked. Even the teacher said, "Looks like you're stuck with us, kid." And that scared him out of his wits.
He'd wrote to them, as promised, but got no answer. They'd probably forgotten all about me...... I've no one. No one at all. The puzzle his parents left him was one his lap. Holding it's smooth, glossy sides, he made a wish, that someone would want him, anyone. Silence, no sign that anyone heard his wish. But destiny is mysterious....
The following week, his wish came true. "Yugi! I have some great news! Your long lost grandfather has been found after all these years, and he has claimed you." She watched Yugi's face smile for the first time in a long time. It was like sunshine at daybreak. "So pack up! You're going first thing tomorrow morning."
"Who? What? Where?" Yugi was full of questions. Was he nice? Do I remember him? Where does he live? A faint fuzzy picture of an old man with spiky dark grey hair and big round violet eyes like his came to mind. Short and with green overalls and a funny looking hat with a star.....the details came quickly. I think he was nice.....yah! he was! Joel woofed. "And i'll tell him to take you Joel.....I hope he like pets," he thought aloud. "I'd better pack your stuff....since you don't got no thumbs!" He laughed at Joel pounced on him and licked his face.
As it turned out, the elderly man did accept Joel, though he joked about shaving him bald so there'll be no dog hairs on his neat clean furniture in his house. The house was modest, over looking a game shop, much to Yugi's delight. "I see you like games just like your father did," the old man chuckled. Solomon Motou thought Yugi looked just like him, except he had tricolored hair, while his father's was a dark blond. But Yugi still had his father's dark blond bangs and pure, clear violet eyes, as well as the lack of height that ran in the Motou men blood line.
"I sure wish I didn't inherit his height," 14 year old Yugi grumbled years later, getting ready for his first day at high school. Six wonderful years had passed living with his grandpa and Joel, who was now pretty old and ailing. They had been so warm, that Yugi nearly had forgotten about his long lost two friends that never wrote him back....
I hope I make some friends, Yugi thought, nervous about going to a brand new school. He had met Tea in elementary school, but she was a girl, obviously. There were good things and bad things about that, like she was very pretty, but he couldn't share all or else I look like a dork.
"Yugi! C'mon, let's walk to school!" Tea called from outside, and he blushed as if she were in his room. "Don't want to be late, did we?"
"Yeah! I mean, yeah let's go!" he called back, stuffing his brown bag over his shoulder. "Bye, Grandpa!" he yelled.
"Yugi, I'm right here, you don't need to yell," Grampa said teasingly where he was talking with Tea. His grandson scowled at it, looking very nervous. "Don't worry it'll fine at school."
"Yeah, just watch out for those seniors!" Tea joked. She was a junior herself. "No matter what they tell you, there is no swimming pool."
Yugi chuckled weakly in response. "It's....hard being a boy, you know?" He flushed. Of course she didn't know! [a/n: aw! Yugi's a teenager! :)]
Tea smiled, understanding. "Yeah. Just don't let them push you around! If they do something you don't like, bite their head off!"
"It's not as easy for me," Yugi said meekly at her yelling. "I mean, everyone likes you! You're cool."
"So are you," Tea said nicely as they walked inside. "I'll show you around, anyway. Just don't worry!"
"O-okay.." they walked down the crowded hallways. The students looked large and intimidating. None of them seemed friendly. "Tea? Tea?" he shouted, realizing she had been lost in the crowd. Or maybe vice versa. Fear and panic gripped like an icy fist as unfamiliar, unfriendly faces swam before him. He started to hyperventilate and stopped to compose himself..
"Keep it moving, shrimp!" A large hand, suddenly pushed him, hard, so that he stumbled in a crazy dance before crashing into something plump. He looked up slowly and saw the stern frown of the assistant principal looking down at him.
"Detention!" she screeched so that everyone turned around. "For horseplay! Your name, sonny?" "Motou, Yugi." he mumbled, turning red form humiliation. Detention in the first day, what a mess! "Well, Motuo Yugi, here's your yellow slip! And some instructions for taking ballet to improve your balance? Like ballet?" Everyone burst into laughter and walked on.
Motou....Yugi?! A short distance away, Kaiba walked a little closer slowly so he wouldn't be seen. I have to make sure, else he could give away my secret past!
"Why don't you push somebody your own size, Joey, you coward!" Tea's voice rang out loud and clear, getting in his face. Yugi appreciated it, but it was a little embarrassing.
"Move it woman!" Joey cast a contemptuous glance down at Yugi, who was standing meekly by her side... like a little baby. "What, cat got yer tongue? Cantcha speak for yourself, 'stead of hidin' behind a woman?!" he said disgustfully at Yugi.
"Um....I yeah or c-course...I mean..." Yugi stammered helplessly. He couldn't help it, he was so nervous.
"C'mon, let's go Yugi," Tea said, taking his hand embarrassingly. But Yugi didn't want to hurt her feelings.
Joey moved on to something else, feeling a bit guilty for getting a kid detention and not liking the feeling. He saw Kaiba in the corner peering down at them. "What're ya doin' in the corner skulking, Kaiba?" he shouted. "Too afraid to fight me? I would be."
Yugi hesitated, remembering reading the word 'Kiaba' from somewhere. But where? He glanced over his shoulder even though Tea protested them being late. He took a double take.
"The only thing I'm afraid of is you making a fool out of all humans, Wheeler," Kaiba said icily, his bodyguards gathering around him. So.....it is Yugi, after all, he thought unemotionally. The way he's staring, I can tell he recognizes me. Best I put some fear into him....look at him, he's still the helpless, naive child! He sneered evilly.
Yugi could barely believe his eyes! It was Seto! Sure he had gotten taller and now had cool icy blue eyes and shady dark brown hair with a hateful glare, but it WAS him! "Seto!" he exclaimed happily, just as Kaiba nodded to his bodyguard on the left and the body guard bent and slugged Joey in the stomach. Kaiba saw with delight as Yugi's face grew with horror as Joey lay twitching in pain in the ground, moaning.
"You know this bastard?!" Joey managed out to Yugi, with a hateful glare. "It figures!"
"N-no, I..." Confused, Yugi trained his eyes to his once best friend. Not a flicker of recognition. "D-don't you recognize me.....?" Kaiba eyes darkened hatefully. 'Oh yes I do, Yugi....'
"You will not speak to Mr. Kaiba in that familiar way!" One of the bodyguards roared, picking him up high and striking Yugi across the face. That last thing Yugi saw before his hand was Kaiba smile. His head erupted with pain.
"That's enough!" Tea yelled, going first to see if he was alright. Which he wasn't. He'd never be alright again..... " What kind of monster, are you?! People in pain makes you feel big, or what?!"
Joey thought, man is she gonna get slapped! He cast a glance at the Yugi kid. The little guy had flown across the hall! Yet, he wasn't bawling his eyes out like a crybaby as he expected. "Pst," he whispered, rasping from the hit. "Your girlfriend's in trouble! You'd better do something....I can't....."
Yugi didn't even hear him. He didn't even hear Tea still yelling in Kaiba's face. Annoyed, Kaiba gave her a push, and she stumbled, but wasn't really hurt, luckily. Kaiba decided that he made his point to Yugi, that they weren't friends anymore. He sauntered off. Tea spat after him, then went to Yugi, while Joey stood up and went too. They both stared at the blank look on his face. "Yugi.....you didn't really know Kaiba from before..?" Tea said, disbelieving. Yugi was mute.
"Hey! Answer da question, kid!" Joey yelled and shook him roughly to get him out of his daze. "What's da deal! You got somethin' on Kaiba we c'n use?!"
"Stop it! You're making it worse!" Tea swatted him off. "Yugi....stop it, you're scaring me...."
"M-maybe I'll tell you later......" Then Yugi contradicted himself. "He...wasn't like that, before.....w-what happened?" His jaw hurt terribly, but not as much as the pain in his heart. Mokie? What about Mokuba? Did he change, too.....? The thought was nearly unbearable...
"You mean he was actually--?!" Tea's jaw dropped as she helped him to the nurse's office. "You go away, Joey," she shouted over her shoulder, "This is all your fault!"
Joey scowled at her and ignored her, looking humbly at Yugi. "Look, I'm sorry ya got into my fight...." he said awkwardly to Yugi, who looked like he wasn't even paying attention. He rushed on, "I'd-like-ta-be-friends-didn't-mean-ta-push-ya-before. Uh...." Tea's jaw dropped to the floor.
Hot-headed bully Joey actually apologizing and admitting he's wrong?! "Well, ya both don't haveta look so surprised!" Joey yelled. So, he feels guilty, Tea thought, relieved.
"Er, thanks for the apology, I appreciate it," Yugi said quietly. "Sorry, you didn't catch me looking my best today....." They all went into the nurse's office. Touching his jaw, Yugi thought, I have to meet Mokuba soon!
"Yeah, green's not really your color," Joey's quip made him smile weakly and Tea rolled her eyes but smiled a bit too. Yugi's made a friend....she thought.
So? I know. Well I tried really really really hard so please review, even anonymous! I accept. I worked hard on this! TT