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minasan! Here is chapter 3, coz I felt so inspired from my reviews.
Chapter 3
The bell above the door tinkled to announce Tea's entrance to the store.
'Good morning, Mr Motou,' She greeted the old man behind the counter.
'Good morning, Tea,' Grandpa cast a vague smile at the taller girl, then turned to yell over his shoulder, 'Yugi! Hurry up, Tea's here!'
'Coming!' came the muffled reply from the recesses of the house. Grandpa smiled to himself at his grandson's permanent state of lateness, and turned back to Tea.
'So.. how are you, today?' she asked conversationally.
'Fine, thankyou,' he answered, and went back to some papers he had been reading behind the counter. Before Tea could continue, Yugi appeared at the door joining the shop to the Motou's house.
'Hi, Tea!' he said brightly. 'Bye, Grandpa!'
The old man waved a hand at his grandson without looking up from the paper he held. Yugi grabbed Tea's arm and pulled her through the door before she could say goodbye, and the bell tinkled their departure.
'Yugi... what's with your Grandpa?' asked Tea when they were safely out and walking down the street. Yugi looked down at the pavement ahead of them with a worried expression.
'He got a letter this morning from his friend. you know, Rebecca's grandfather, Arthur Hawkins? (ME: is that his name? I forget. Anyway, you know who I mean.) Tea nodded, and Yugi continued.
'Well, he's back in Egypt now, and apparently has made some big discovery that he wants Grandpa to come and see.'
'Well?..."
'We don't have enough money to afford a trip to Egypt just now, so Grandpa can't go. But I think there's more to it than that - Grandpa won't tell me anything about the discovery. My only guess is that it's something to do with what he and Mr Hawkins were working on years ago, which means..' At this Yugi fingered the large golden puzzle he never went anywhere without. '... that it could be something to do with this.'
He glanced up at Tea. She now shared his look of concern.
'What has Yami said about this?'
'I haven't told him yet. In fact.. I haven't heard from him since last night.'
Tea closed her eyes in relief. 'Well, then, I'm sure it's nothing. If something was up, Yami would know, wouldn't he? And he'd be sure to tell you,' she reassured happily.
'I guess..' Yugi still looked worried, but Tea was all too eager to dismiss the issue.
'Now, come on,' she said, striding ahead, 'or we'll be late for school.'
Yugi looked up at the back of the tall girl striding away from him, then up at the sky where dark clouds were massing. The feeling was back again, stronger than before.
/ Yami? / he called inwardly, but found only silence. Yugi shivered a little as a cool breeze blew up, then he ran to catch up to Tea.
The rain had sit in by the time they reached the school, and they were forced to run the last block to avoid getting wet. The downpour continued through the day and showed no signs of letting up, so students were forced to stay in their classrooms over lunch. Yugi and Tea joined Tristan and Joey in their homeroom, where tables were still free because of the large number of students clustered around the heater on the floor.
'Oh, man...' complained Joey, glancing out the window at the steady sheet of water outside. 'I hate rainy days! They always get me down.'
'It's only water, Joey,' said Tristan absently, between mouthfuls.
'Yea. But I still don't like it.' Joey turned back from the window.
'I thought that the weather report said that there wasn't going to be any rain today,' commented Tea.
'Pfffft. What do those bozos know.' Joey expressed his profound faith in the Weather Bureau.
Yugi looked around. 'Hey, guys.. has anyone seen Bakura?'
The others turned to look at him, then around the room.
'You know, come to think of it, I haven't seen him all day,' remarked Tristan. 'Maybe he's sick.'
'He looked fine yesterday,' countered Tea.
'Maybe he woke up, saw this outside, and decided not to bother.' Joey gestured to the dismal view out the window. 'I know I would have.'
The rain continued to fall, and soon umbrellas jostled and bobbed along the streets as the kids from Domino School made their way home through the wet and cold.
Yugi shook his dripping umbrella from under the eave of the Game shop, and folded it up while shouldering open the door.
'Grandpa, I'm h-...'
The words died in his mouth as the tall visitor in the blue coat turned from the counter to face him. It was Seto Kaiba, an annoyed scowl on his face.
'Wh-what are you doing here?' Yugi mentally cursed the slight note of fear in his voice, but the sight of Kaiba here again brought back memories of the time he had managed to hospitalise Yugi's Grandpa in a particularly gruelling duel. Besides, what could the CEO of Kaibacorp possibly want here?
Ignoring Yugi, Seto turned back to Grandpa and said icily, 'So it's settled?'
To Yugi's surprise, his grandfather grinned at Kaiba and replied 'Yes, and thankyou so very much. I'll see you tomorrow, then.'
Without so much as a smile, Kaiba collected his briefcase and made to stride out the door. Unfortunately, Yugi was in the way, and was more determined than ever.
'What's settled? What's going on?'
With an angry sigh, Seto finally acknowledged Yugi's presence. 'I recently received correspondence inviting me to view an archaeological discovery to do with the supposed ancient history of Duel Monsters,' he related in an icy tone. 'Unfortunately the discoverer insisted that if I was interested, I was to bring an old friend of his with me to Egypt. And since you're in his care, I guess you're coming too.' Everything about Kaiba's tone and expression indicated that he was far from happy with this arrangement, but Yugi knew that it would hardly matter to him if two more seats were filled in the private jet he no doubt had at his disposal. While Yugi was still digesting this amazing news, Kaiba had cast one last condescending glare in his direction and had strode out the door, blue coat flapping in the breeze.
Grandpa chuckled gleefully. 'Unfortunate for him, maybe, but a stroke of luck for us! Egypt, Yugi! I knew Arthur wouldn't fail me!'
Yugi, too, was incredibly excited. / Yami! Did you hear? /
// Yes, Yugi. I heard. //
The spirit's voice did not seem overjoyed - it had even changed, somehow. But Yugi did not notice as he excitedly dialled Joey's number.
Ta-daaaaaa! Hmmm. that just raised further questions, didn't it? All will be revealed soon, heh, heh. I'm really sorry, but Chapter 4 will be a while as I have exams coming up -____-6 and I should actually do some study. I will post it as soon as I finish it, though. Thankyou again, reviewers!!!!! ^___^
Chapter 3
The bell above the door tinkled to announce Tea's entrance to the store.
'Good morning, Mr Motou,' She greeted the old man behind the counter.
'Good morning, Tea,' Grandpa cast a vague smile at the taller girl, then turned to yell over his shoulder, 'Yugi! Hurry up, Tea's here!'
'Coming!' came the muffled reply from the recesses of the house. Grandpa smiled to himself at his grandson's permanent state of lateness, and turned back to Tea.
'So.. how are you, today?' she asked conversationally.
'Fine, thankyou,' he answered, and went back to some papers he had been reading behind the counter. Before Tea could continue, Yugi appeared at the door joining the shop to the Motou's house.
'Hi, Tea!' he said brightly. 'Bye, Grandpa!'
The old man waved a hand at his grandson without looking up from the paper he held. Yugi grabbed Tea's arm and pulled her through the door before she could say goodbye, and the bell tinkled their departure.
'Yugi... what's with your Grandpa?' asked Tea when they were safely out and walking down the street. Yugi looked down at the pavement ahead of them with a worried expression.
'He got a letter this morning from his friend. you know, Rebecca's grandfather, Arthur Hawkins? (ME: is that his name? I forget. Anyway, you know who I mean.) Tea nodded, and Yugi continued.
'Well, he's back in Egypt now, and apparently has made some big discovery that he wants Grandpa to come and see.'
'Well?..."
'We don't have enough money to afford a trip to Egypt just now, so Grandpa can't go. But I think there's more to it than that - Grandpa won't tell me anything about the discovery. My only guess is that it's something to do with what he and Mr Hawkins were working on years ago, which means..' At this Yugi fingered the large golden puzzle he never went anywhere without. '... that it could be something to do with this.'
He glanced up at Tea. She now shared his look of concern.
'What has Yami said about this?'
'I haven't told him yet. In fact.. I haven't heard from him since last night.'
Tea closed her eyes in relief. 'Well, then, I'm sure it's nothing. If something was up, Yami would know, wouldn't he? And he'd be sure to tell you,' she reassured happily.
'I guess..' Yugi still looked worried, but Tea was all too eager to dismiss the issue.
'Now, come on,' she said, striding ahead, 'or we'll be late for school.'
Yugi looked up at the back of the tall girl striding away from him, then up at the sky where dark clouds were massing. The feeling was back again, stronger than before.
/ Yami? / he called inwardly, but found only silence. Yugi shivered a little as a cool breeze blew up, then he ran to catch up to Tea.
The rain had sit in by the time they reached the school, and they were forced to run the last block to avoid getting wet. The downpour continued through the day and showed no signs of letting up, so students were forced to stay in their classrooms over lunch. Yugi and Tea joined Tristan and Joey in their homeroom, where tables were still free because of the large number of students clustered around the heater on the floor.
'Oh, man...' complained Joey, glancing out the window at the steady sheet of water outside. 'I hate rainy days! They always get me down.'
'It's only water, Joey,' said Tristan absently, between mouthfuls.
'Yea. But I still don't like it.' Joey turned back from the window.
'I thought that the weather report said that there wasn't going to be any rain today,' commented Tea.
'Pfffft. What do those bozos know.' Joey expressed his profound faith in the Weather Bureau.
Yugi looked around. 'Hey, guys.. has anyone seen Bakura?'
The others turned to look at him, then around the room.
'You know, come to think of it, I haven't seen him all day,' remarked Tristan. 'Maybe he's sick.'
'He looked fine yesterday,' countered Tea.
'Maybe he woke up, saw this outside, and decided not to bother.' Joey gestured to the dismal view out the window. 'I know I would have.'
The rain continued to fall, and soon umbrellas jostled and bobbed along the streets as the kids from Domino School made their way home through the wet and cold.
Yugi shook his dripping umbrella from under the eave of the Game shop, and folded it up while shouldering open the door.
'Grandpa, I'm h-...'
The words died in his mouth as the tall visitor in the blue coat turned from the counter to face him. It was Seto Kaiba, an annoyed scowl on his face.
'Wh-what are you doing here?' Yugi mentally cursed the slight note of fear in his voice, but the sight of Kaiba here again brought back memories of the time he had managed to hospitalise Yugi's Grandpa in a particularly gruelling duel. Besides, what could the CEO of Kaibacorp possibly want here?
Ignoring Yugi, Seto turned back to Grandpa and said icily, 'So it's settled?'
To Yugi's surprise, his grandfather grinned at Kaiba and replied 'Yes, and thankyou so very much. I'll see you tomorrow, then.'
Without so much as a smile, Kaiba collected his briefcase and made to stride out the door. Unfortunately, Yugi was in the way, and was more determined than ever.
'What's settled? What's going on?'
With an angry sigh, Seto finally acknowledged Yugi's presence. 'I recently received correspondence inviting me to view an archaeological discovery to do with the supposed ancient history of Duel Monsters,' he related in an icy tone. 'Unfortunately the discoverer insisted that if I was interested, I was to bring an old friend of his with me to Egypt. And since you're in his care, I guess you're coming too.' Everything about Kaiba's tone and expression indicated that he was far from happy with this arrangement, but Yugi knew that it would hardly matter to him if two more seats were filled in the private jet he no doubt had at his disposal. While Yugi was still digesting this amazing news, Kaiba had cast one last condescending glare in his direction and had strode out the door, blue coat flapping in the breeze.
Grandpa chuckled gleefully. 'Unfortunate for him, maybe, but a stroke of luck for us! Egypt, Yugi! I knew Arthur wouldn't fail me!'
Yugi, too, was incredibly excited. / Yami! Did you hear? /
// Yes, Yugi. I heard. //
The spirit's voice did not seem overjoyed - it had even changed, somehow. But Yugi did not notice as he excitedly dialled Joey's number.
Ta-daaaaaa! Hmmm. that just raised further questions, didn't it? All will be revealed soon, heh, heh. I'm really sorry, but Chapter 4 will be a while as I have exams coming up -____-6 and I should actually do some study. I will post it as soon as I finish it, though. Thankyou again, reviewers!!!!! ^___^