Yami and Yugi Apart
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" Its Characters and Trading Card Game is property of Kazuki Takahashi.
Chapter One: Strange Feelings, Strange Places
"Something's very wrong with Yugi," Tea murmured. She couldn't help but be concerned for the little guy. He seemed so gentle and forgiving that even she felt the need to protect him. She noticed that lately he hadn't been himself. This excludes of course those moments when he changes from little Yugi to Pharaoh Yami, the King of Games. They were so different from one another. Little Yugi seemed pure, like he wouldn't hurt a fly; but Yami...he was dark and hasn't hesitated from using his mind crush on a few people. Tea didn't know how to describe it, but somehow Yami made her feel safe. His confidence was matchless and his voice...
...Tea was blushing.
"I shouldn't do this in front of Yugi!" she yelled at herself. But before she could get out of range, Yugi approached.
"What's wrong Tea? Did I hear you yelling?"
"Ha! No, not at all. Not me," Tea said as she placed a hand behind her head. "Besides, I was just a bit tired. I think we should take a moment to rest."
Joey was sweating from head to toe. He had just caught up with Yugi and Tea who seemed to be in the middle of a conversation.
"Just perfect," he thought to himself.
"Hey, am I the only one dying of heat out here! It's gotta be at least 100 degrees. C'mon Yugi, give it a rest will ya. You're breakin' my back here!"
Joey plopped down on the floor in between Yugi and Tea and knocked his forehead on Yugi's Millennium Puzzle which just happened to swing back and hit him in the back of his head.
"No respect at all," Joey said, feeling his head.
"MMhhmm, Of course, Joey and Tea," the small teenager replied with a smile. "I guess we can camp here for the night. I'm sorry but I didn't realize we had been walking for so long," Yugi stated in his gentle voice.
He's never acted like this before Tea thought.
As the night crept upon them, Tea stood by and watched as Yugi and Joey prepared the fire and tent. "I remember Yugi saying that he was feeling strange, as if he were being pulled into something. He wouldn't even give us any details, but he said he needed our help. Of course I said I would come, but this is getting really strange. Yugi seems to be...changing." Tea quietly pondered.
"Tea?"
Tea gasps for air, as if she had been drowned in her memories.
"Tea, are you okay? I was calling your name for like three minutes."
"Yugi," she hesitantly asked "what are we out here for?"
Yugi looked deep down into his own small hands, as if trying to find the answer within himself.
"I don't really know why we're here, Tea." Yugi said. "I just know that somewhere in this forest there is a great power, and Yami and I seem to be drawn to it. And you know wherever he goes, I go" he chuckled. Tea let out a short laugh.
"Personally, I don't care," Joey said. "Whatever Yugi does, I do. That's what friends are for, right Yug?"
"Uhh, Joey, you've... been complaining the whole trip," Yugi gently pointed out. Joey crash landed on the floor, having realized that he was in the wrong...again.
"Hey, I'm still here." Joey continued. "I'm here til you find out whatever this creepy power is. You say that Yami's drawn to it?"
"Yes...strongly. If it weren't important trust me, I wouldn't have drug you all out here to the middle of nowhere." Yugi spoke.
His demeanor was so docile that Tea found herself mildly attracted to him. She thought of him as a rare gem, because most guys are straight up jerks, especially in this day and age.
Yet, it was his alter ego Yami, who roused her deepest interest. When Yugi was like that, his very glance open up her soul. It was as if he were powerful enough to command her to do anything.
"What am I thinking," she thought. "Yami doesn't even have a body...he's not REAL." She knew in her heart that it was impossible. I mean, he didn't exist. He's a spirit. She had told herself this over and over and over, but to this day she still finds herself looking for that next duel, not to see Yugi win, but to lay eyes on the anomaly of Yami. She sighed.
"What was that just now," Joey stated to Tea.
"Huh? I don't know what you're talking about."
Joey and Yugi managed to put a decent fire together. They had set up a tent, but of course, they were going to allow Tea to have it while they slept in the dirt. Yugi prided himself with protecting her. He felt good about giving her the tent. He just wanted her to be comfortable.
"You just let out one of them "love sighs"!" Joey announced.
"No I did not!" Tea screamed.
"I heard it too, Tea." Yugi teased. "Mind tellin' us all about him?"
"I DID NOT do a "love sigh" and I am not in love with anyone!" Tea bellowed.
Tea put on quite an act that night. Her testament was so loud, Yugi was sure Yami was shakin' in his shoes...er...boots. Tea stormed off into the tent. Joey was certainly happy Tea couldn't slam the door on the tent because both Yugi and Joey would have been deaf.
"Wow, what just happened," Yugi asked.
"I dunno," Joey responded "but Tea is certainly wiggin' out. Maybe it was somethin' she ate."
Yugi just looks at Joey.
"I'm kiddin! Look, ladies just don't like it when you say they like someone. I didn't figure Tea would freak out like that though."
"What does it mean?"
"It means she likes someone. I didn't figure it to be true, I was just teasin' her. But by her reaction she is seriously obsessed with someone."
Yugi falls silent. Tea's in love with someone? He thought to himself. He couldn't bring himself to be hurt or happy. He didn't know how to feel. These emotions were completely new to him. Could he possibly be feeling hurt and jealousy? Yugi saw that Joey had fallen asleep and grinned. Joey was a true friend. Yugi was happy to be sharing these times with him, because he was unsure what the future held. The spirit of the puzzle reminded Yugi daily that the future was uncertain. The weight of the Millennium Puzzle was taking its toll. Yugi was crumbling under the pressure.
Little Yugi stared into the fire and told himself not to be concerned with Tea. She was just his friend after all. In fact, Yugi decided that he should be happy for her and remain her best friend forever. Forever a friend.
Yugi could do nothing but sigh.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" Its Characters and Trading Card Game is property of Kazuki Takahashi.
Chapter One: Strange Feelings, Strange Places
"Something's very wrong with Yugi," Tea murmured. She couldn't help but be concerned for the little guy. He seemed so gentle and forgiving that even she felt the need to protect him. She noticed that lately he hadn't been himself. This excludes of course those moments when he changes from little Yugi to Pharaoh Yami, the King of Games. They were so different from one another. Little Yugi seemed pure, like he wouldn't hurt a fly; but Yami...he was dark and hasn't hesitated from using his mind crush on a few people. Tea didn't know how to describe it, but somehow Yami made her feel safe. His confidence was matchless and his voice...
...Tea was blushing.
"I shouldn't do this in front of Yugi!" she yelled at herself. But before she could get out of range, Yugi approached.
"What's wrong Tea? Did I hear you yelling?"
"Ha! No, not at all. Not me," Tea said as she placed a hand behind her head. "Besides, I was just a bit tired. I think we should take a moment to rest."
Joey was sweating from head to toe. He had just caught up with Yugi and Tea who seemed to be in the middle of a conversation.
"Just perfect," he thought to himself.
"Hey, am I the only one dying of heat out here! It's gotta be at least 100 degrees. C'mon Yugi, give it a rest will ya. You're breakin' my back here!"
Joey plopped down on the floor in between Yugi and Tea and knocked his forehead on Yugi's Millennium Puzzle which just happened to swing back and hit him in the back of his head.
"No respect at all," Joey said, feeling his head.
"MMhhmm, Of course, Joey and Tea," the small teenager replied with a smile. "I guess we can camp here for the night. I'm sorry but I didn't realize we had been walking for so long," Yugi stated in his gentle voice.
He's never acted like this before Tea thought.
As the night crept upon them, Tea stood by and watched as Yugi and Joey prepared the fire and tent. "I remember Yugi saying that he was feeling strange, as if he were being pulled into something. He wouldn't even give us any details, but he said he needed our help. Of course I said I would come, but this is getting really strange. Yugi seems to be...changing." Tea quietly pondered.
"Tea?"
Tea gasps for air, as if she had been drowned in her memories.
"Tea, are you okay? I was calling your name for like three minutes."
"Yugi," she hesitantly asked "what are we out here for?"
Yugi looked deep down into his own small hands, as if trying to find the answer within himself.
"I don't really know why we're here, Tea." Yugi said. "I just know that somewhere in this forest there is a great power, and Yami and I seem to be drawn to it. And you know wherever he goes, I go" he chuckled. Tea let out a short laugh.
"Personally, I don't care," Joey said. "Whatever Yugi does, I do. That's what friends are for, right Yug?"
"Uhh, Joey, you've... been complaining the whole trip," Yugi gently pointed out. Joey crash landed on the floor, having realized that he was in the wrong...again.
"Hey, I'm still here." Joey continued. "I'm here til you find out whatever this creepy power is. You say that Yami's drawn to it?"
"Yes...strongly. If it weren't important trust me, I wouldn't have drug you all out here to the middle of nowhere." Yugi spoke.
His demeanor was so docile that Tea found herself mildly attracted to him. She thought of him as a rare gem, because most guys are straight up jerks, especially in this day and age.
Yet, it was his alter ego Yami, who roused her deepest interest. When Yugi was like that, his very glance open up her soul. It was as if he were powerful enough to command her to do anything.
"What am I thinking," she thought. "Yami doesn't even have a body...he's not REAL." She knew in her heart that it was impossible. I mean, he didn't exist. He's a spirit. She had told herself this over and over and over, but to this day she still finds herself looking for that next duel, not to see Yugi win, but to lay eyes on the anomaly of Yami. She sighed.
"What was that just now," Joey stated to Tea.
"Huh? I don't know what you're talking about."
Joey and Yugi managed to put a decent fire together. They had set up a tent, but of course, they were going to allow Tea to have it while they slept in the dirt. Yugi prided himself with protecting her. He felt good about giving her the tent. He just wanted her to be comfortable.
"You just let out one of them "love sighs"!" Joey announced.
"No I did not!" Tea screamed.
"I heard it too, Tea." Yugi teased. "Mind tellin' us all about him?"
"I DID NOT do a "love sigh" and I am not in love with anyone!" Tea bellowed.
Tea put on quite an act that night. Her testament was so loud, Yugi was sure Yami was shakin' in his shoes...er...boots. Tea stormed off into the tent. Joey was certainly happy Tea couldn't slam the door on the tent because both Yugi and Joey would have been deaf.
"Wow, what just happened," Yugi asked.
"I dunno," Joey responded "but Tea is certainly wiggin' out. Maybe it was somethin' she ate."
Yugi just looks at Joey.
"I'm kiddin! Look, ladies just don't like it when you say they like someone. I didn't figure Tea would freak out like that though."
"What does it mean?"
"It means she likes someone. I didn't figure it to be true, I was just teasin' her. But by her reaction she is seriously obsessed with someone."
Yugi falls silent. Tea's in love with someone? He thought to himself. He couldn't bring himself to be hurt or happy. He didn't know how to feel. These emotions were completely new to him. Could he possibly be feeling hurt and jealousy? Yugi saw that Joey had fallen asleep and grinned. Joey was a true friend. Yugi was happy to be sharing these times with him, because he was unsure what the future held. The spirit of the puzzle reminded Yugi daily that the future was uncertain. The weight of the Millennium Puzzle was taking its toll. Yugi was crumbling under the pressure.
Little Yugi stared into the fire and told himself not to be concerned with Tea. She was just his friend after all. In fact, Yugi decided that he should be happy for her and remain her best friend forever. Forever a friend.
Yugi could do nothing but sigh.