Yugi and Nekomi walked along a shady winding path. The leaves overhead dyed
the sunlight a pale green. A bird chirped in a tree nearby. To their right,
a crane landed with a soft splash in the small, but exquisite pond.
Yes, glories were all around them, but Yugi could not take his eyes off of her. He was inexplicably drawn to her. Today, her hair was braided straight down her back. Yugi longed to touch it and see if it was as silky as it appeared.
"...And then I came here..."
He half concentrated on what Nekomi was saying, but he didn't hear her words. Only the sound of her voice floated to him. It didn't matter what she said, just that she kept talking. He could listen to her for hours on end and never tire of her voice.
"What about you?"
Oh right, now it was his turn to talk. Usually he would have jumped at a chance to speak to such a wonderful girl, but now he would rather have her keep talking, about anything.
"Oh, I live with my Grandpa and help him run our Game Shop. You should stop buy sometime. We have all kinds of great cards! I could take a look at your deck and help you out... If you want."
She smiled and Yugi's heart melted, if there was anything about her as beautiful as her voice, it was her smile. "I would love that. I told you, though, I'm not a very good duelist."
"Oh, that's alright! I'll help you."
She locked her emerald green eyes on his, though they weren't angry, they were smiling. Her eyes seemed like vast portals that sucked Yugi in, but he didn't struggle. For if there was anything in the world he would like to be lost in, it was her eyes. They were just as beautiful as her smile. "I'd like that. Is there a day when business is slow that I could drop by? I wouldn't want to keep you from your other customers."
"Umm..." Yugi thought quickly, "Tomorrow? If you haven't made any plans yet? Around noon it pretty slow, everyone is at lunch." Yugi's heart rose to his throat and his slight blush deepened.
"No, I haven't made plans, I'll be there."
Yugi sighed with relief and told her where the store was, then Nekomi said she had to leave.
"Okay, well, I'll see you tomorrow!" said Yugi, trying to sound cheerful, despite the fact that he was a little gloomy that she was leaving.
"Tomorrow," Nekomi promised as she walked off.
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Yugi spent the rest of the day wandering around to finally arrive back at Tristan's house. The three played video games (at which Yugi beat them every time, by a considerable amount) until he had to go home. He picked up a stake for Grandpa for supper, then headed to bed.
He tossed and turned for a little bit, but finally fell asleep to a better night than the one before. She was coming to him! Better yet, she knew where he lived.
Upon awaking, Yugi hopped down the stairs, refreshed and relaxed, "Grandpa! I'm gonna stick around and help you with the store today, okay?" He continued his route to the kitchen where he found his Grandfather sitting at the table, reading the newspaper.
Grandpa gazed over the newspaper suspiciously, "What do you want now?"
Yugi smiled. Anytime he decided to stay at the store and help out, his Grandpa asked if Yugi wanted anything, and usually he did. "Only to help you, dearest Grandfath-"
"Oh don't start with me!" said Grandpa, cutting him off. "Have some toast or something, then you can help me re-sort the cards in section three. Oh, and we got a new shipment in, it's in the back. You could unload that."
There was never a lack of things to do around the store, cards to be sorted, re-priced, unpacked, priced, moved, Yugi was kept hopping around for hours. Noon found him going through the boxes of the new shipment, checking that all was there. He was working so hard that he barely heard the bell of the door.
Grandpa's voice floated over to him, "Hello, how may I help you?"
"Oh... I'll just look around a little."
Ahh! Nekomi was there and Yugi was stuck in the dusty back room, not to mention, he was hot and sweaty. He snuck back upstairs to find a shirt before coming onto the shop floor.
"H-hi Nekomi."
She turned from the cards she was looking at. "Hi Yugi! I brought my deck, but I don't really have that many other cards."
"That's okay, I'll look through them quick and see if I have any cards that could help you. Do you wanna see if there are any cards you want on the shelves right now?"
The deck wasn't bad, mind, not the best ever, but better than a lot of other decks. He took out a few cards and added a few of his own to make the deck work better with itself. All the while, consulting Nekomi to see what she thought of her own deck. Obviously she didn't have that much confidence as a duelest, because her deck was pretty good.
They played a few mock duels, Yugi winning every time. After the fourth game, Yugi sat back. "That was pretty good, you just have to remember to use your trap cards when I have more powerful monsters."
"I'll try to remember that. Thanks, I'm getting better. I still don't think I could make it to the finals or anything in a tournament like this, but I bet I could have won a few duels."
Yugi nodded, "You're doing a lot better!"
Nekomi blushed modestly and checked her watch. "Oh! Shoot! It's already four o'clock! I have to go! See you tomorrow!" She called over her shoulder after grabbing her deck and cards. She virtually flew out the door and down the street.
"Yeah," said Yugi, "Tomorrow."
Grandpa Moto came inside. "Okay, who was that? She stayed a really long time. Did she buy anything?"
Yugi smiled to himself and went upstairs, heedless of Grandpa's words or the fact that he was grinning like a fool.
Yes, glories were all around them, but Yugi could not take his eyes off of her. He was inexplicably drawn to her. Today, her hair was braided straight down her back. Yugi longed to touch it and see if it was as silky as it appeared.
"...And then I came here..."
He half concentrated on what Nekomi was saying, but he didn't hear her words. Only the sound of her voice floated to him. It didn't matter what she said, just that she kept talking. He could listen to her for hours on end and never tire of her voice.
"What about you?"
Oh right, now it was his turn to talk. Usually he would have jumped at a chance to speak to such a wonderful girl, but now he would rather have her keep talking, about anything.
"Oh, I live with my Grandpa and help him run our Game Shop. You should stop buy sometime. We have all kinds of great cards! I could take a look at your deck and help you out... If you want."
She smiled and Yugi's heart melted, if there was anything about her as beautiful as her voice, it was her smile. "I would love that. I told you, though, I'm not a very good duelist."
"Oh, that's alright! I'll help you."
She locked her emerald green eyes on his, though they weren't angry, they were smiling. Her eyes seemed like vast portals that sucked Yugi in, but he didn't struggle. For if there was anything in the world he would like to be lost in, it was her eyes. They were just as beautiful as her smile. "I'd like that. Is there a day when business is slow that I could drop by? I wouldn't want to keep you from your other customers."
"Umm..." Yugi thought quickly, "Tomorrow? If you haven't made any plans yet? Around noon it pretty slow, everyone is at lunch." Yugi's heart rose to his throat and his slight blush deepened.
"No, I haven't made plans, I'll be there."
Yugi sighed with relief and told her where the store was, then Nekomi said she had to leave.
"Okay, well, I'll see you tomorrow!" said Yugi, trying to sound cheerful, despite the fact that he was a little gloomy that she was leaving.
"Tomorrow," Nekomi promised as she walked off.
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Yugi spent the rest of the day wandering around to finally arrive back at Tristan's house. The three played video games (at which Yugi beat them every time, by a considerable amount) until he had to go home. He picked up a stake for Grandpa for supper, then headed to bed.
He tossed and turned for a little bit, but finally fell asleep to a better night than the one before. She was coming to him! Better yet, she knew where he lived.
Upon awaking, Yugi hopped down the stairs, refreshed and relaxed, "Grandpa! I'm gonna stick around and help you with the store today, okay?" He continued his route to the kitchen where he found his Grandfather sitting at the table, reading the newspaper.
Grandpa gazed over the newspaper suspiciously, "What do you want now?"
Yugi smiled. Anytime he decided to stay at the store and help out, his Grandpa asked if Yugi wanted anything, and usually he did. "Only to help you, dearest Grandfath-"
"Oh don't start with me!" said Grandpa, cutting him off. "Have some toast or something, then you can help me re-sort the cards in section three. Oh, and we got a new shipment in, it's in the back. You could unload that."
There was never a lack of things to do around the store, cards to be sorted, re-priced, unpacked, priced, moved, Yugi was kept hopping around for hours. Noon found him going through the boxes of the new shipment, checking that all was there. He was working so hard that he barely heard the bell of the door.
Grandpa's voice floated over to him, "Hello, how may I help you?"
"Oh... I'll just look around a little."
Ahh! Nekomi was there and Yugi was stuck in the dusty back room, not to mention, he was hot and sweaty. He snuck back upstairs to find a shirt before coming onto the shop floor.
"H-hi Nekomi."
She turned from the cards she was looking at. "Hi Yugi! I brought my deck, but I don't really have that many other cards."
"That's okay, I'll look through them quick and see if I have any cards that could help you. Do you wanna see if there are any cards you want on the shelves right now?"
The deck wasn't bad, mind, not the best ever, but better than a lot of other decks. He took out a few cards and added a few of his own to make the deck work better with itself. All the while, consulting Nekomi to see what she thought of her own deck. Obviously she didn't have that much confidence as a duelest, because her deck was pretty good.
They played a few mock duels, Yugi winning every time. After the fourth game, Yugi sat back. "That was pretty good, you just have to remember to use your trap cards when I have more powerful monsters."
"I'll try to remember that. Thanks, I'm getting better. I still don't think I could make it to the finals or anything in a tournament like this, but I bet I could have won a few duels."
Yugi nodded, "You're doing a lot better!"
Nekomi blushed modestly and checked her watch. "Oh! Shoot! It's already four o'clock! I have to go! See you tomorrow!" She called over her shoulder after grabbing her deck and cards. She virtually flew out the door and down the street.
"Yeah," said Yugi, "Tomorrow."
Grandpa Moto came inside. "Okay, who was that? She stayed a really long time. Did she buy anything?"
Yugi smiled to himself and went upstairs, heedless of Grandpa's words or the fact that he was grinning like a fool.