YUGIOH
Amnesia
Chapter 6.
Joey went over to Kaiba, who opened his math book to start his homework. Looking down at Kaiba's work, Joey asked, "You need any help with these?", not sure how much Kaiba would remember.
Kaiba looked over the problems, saying, "Are you kidding? These equations are pathetic. My kid brother could probably do these with his eyes closed."
"Yeah, right.......I would hardly call these problems 'easy'." Joey said, looking over the mind-boggling trigonometry. Kaiba didn't even have to go through the long equation calculations, and simply started writing the answers down, causing Joey's jaw to drop. He snapped, "No way did you get the answers right! You just put that down, cuz you knew I was looking. Those aren't correct answers."
Kaiba glanced over at Joey, wondering what he was talking about, saying, "Look here, genius......" explaining the whole word problem, as if he was explaining the A,B,C's to Joey, not understanding why Joey couldn't see it. It was simply common sense to Kaiba.......
"H-how.......but how did.......??" Joey said, scratching his head. "Geez, I knew you got through your homework quick, but I always thought you used that laptop to get the answers you want. I didn't think you actually........well, done 'em in your head like that!"
Kaiba quickly finished all his homework in 20 minutes flat, while most everyone else was struggling through the first section of their homework. "Well, I should be going. I'll see you guys at school later." Kaiba said, and left.
"How did he do that!?!" Joey said, still dumbfounded.
"He's Kaiba, all right." Tristan nodded.
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It was the next day at school. People were finally starting to calm down and stop staring every time Kaiba talked to someone, which was fine by him. He personally didn't like the attention. He remembered asking Joey first thing in the morning, "Joey, why do people keep staring at me?"
His answer was, "They do that. You gotta understand Kaiba, anything you do they're gonna stare. You're rich......it comes with the territory. People don't like when someone got something they don't, and you got it all. Other than that, they know you had that trip to the hospital, so......you can't escape. Give it time, they'll settle down."
So in-between classes, Kaiba was heading to his next class, when he saw for a change......someone else was getting the attention from a crowd. He was curious what was happening, but even more curious when he heard a blood-curdling scream. Kaiba approached the crowd, as they began to dissipate. At the same time, a big kid ran by screaming madly, as he continued to frantically wiped at himself, like he was infested with something.......even though Kaiba didn't see anything on him. But just incase, Kaiba avoided him anyway, not knowing what the strange kid might have gotten into. He reached where the crowd's center originally was, there was instead.......Yugi??
He was........different. He stood with confidence, and looked down at a girl who smiled and thanked him for something, before she walked off. Yugi stood there, staring at the lockers for a moment with his hands crossed. He then turned his head, looking at Kaiba from the corner of his eye, and said, "Hello, Kaiba." The voice didn't even sound right.
Kaiba stood there, dumbfounded, as a strange feeling came over him, staring at Yugi like this. Somewhere from the back of his mind, he could feel it building. Anger, frustration, no......more. He 'hated' him......just despised him! But this was Yugi.......wasn't it? Something hard and cold entered Kaiba's eyes, as he said, "Yugi.......what are you doing here?"
"That girl was being hurt by one of the bullies. I simply came to help her", Yami said, turning his full attention to Kaiba. He then turned his whole body and approached, stopping in front of Kaiba. "So tell me Kaiba, has there been anything that you remember, yet?"
"You....I...." Kaiba stammered. Flashes of cards being drawn, anger, rage, monsters attacking each other. "We played before.....Duel Monsters."
"Yes, that's right. We played against each other at a tournament. I'm afraid you lost." Yami stated.
'What are you doing?' Yugi asked.
'I don't trust him, Yugi.......I sense something from him.'
'You're going to sense something worst, if he starts to remember everything.' Yugi warned.
'But isn't that what you want?'
'I....I don't know....' Yugi said, confused.
A cold glare came over Kaiba, making him look more like Kaiba than he had been since the accident. "You're not Yugi. I don't know who you are, but you're not him. And whoever you are, you better stay out of my way, if you know what's good for you." Kaiba said nothing further, pushing through Yami, as he continued on. As he continued to walk now, Kaiba thought, 'Why did I do that? Why did I snap at Yugi like that?' his eyes whirling with uncertainty.
'I don't understand........why did he say that?' Yugi asked.
'Hmmm.......I think it has to do with his Egyptian past that ties with my own. Even though Kaiba doesn't remember who he is, our ancient connection has bound us together so much, that perhaps even now despite his amnesia, it's not enough to remove the conflict he seems to forever feel towards me.......even though he doesn't remember me.'
'Wow......that's weird. Well, we better keep your presence to a minimum around Kaiba, while he's in this condition, then. Okay?' Yugi said.
'If that's what you want, aibou.'
The magic of the Millennium Puzzle then returned Yugi back to normal, as he went to his next class.
Later that day, Joey had a talk to Kaiba, asking him to meet with them at a nearby diner....