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Chapter 21

Yugi sighed, he was so tired. He didn't know what to do anymore.

One broken and 3 cracked ribs, a minor concussion. Not to mention the physical strain the shadow magic had put on her body.

Yep, she would be sore when she woke up, and probably depressed. Sore and depressed just don't go well with Ash. When anyone was depressed or beaten up she ALWAYS stood up for them, ALWAYS.

Flashback

Miranda, geek extraordinaire and all time looser. Picked on by everyone because she had asthma. A 15 year old Yugi x 2.

(it means she got picked on twice as much as Yugi ever THOUGHT about.)

Sadly, she and Ash were never around when it happened, no one was that stupid.

Well anyway, one time when Allison, Dillon, and their leader Shanden were picking on her Ash and I just happened to be walking around the corner.

"Oh, help I can't breath!" Shanden called blocking Miranda's back.

"Oh my god, When I though your IQ couldn't drop any lower, now you can't even remember how to BREATH, I think you need to go back to kindergarten," Ash practically yelled in the poor guy's face.

End Flashback

Yugi sighed laying his head down on the edge of the bed. He'd just close his eyes for a little while... he wouldn't go to sleep.... But we all know how that works.

Shadows danced around her. 'Where am I?' She thought.

"Yugi?" she called looking around. She heard light snoring, the kind Yugi did when he was just dosing. She smiled following the sound.

Yugi sighed. Someone was stroking his hair. He leaned into the touch intending to go back to sleep when he noticed the ache in his back.

Yugi opened his eyes looking down into his crossed arms. He sat up groaning as several bones cracked.

"Hey, sweetie." The voice was quiet, but he would have recognized even when he was in the deepest of sleeps.

"Hi, there, how are you?" He asked hugging Ash lightly.

"Been better, but don't you DARE fall asleep like that again. You'll have a bad back by the time your 30."

Yugi chuckled. "Always like you to worry about me while your lying there with 3 broken ribs and an arm."

"Gotta take care of my futer-to-be-husband."

"Yeah," he agreed.

Just then Yami walked in with Becky and Sesshoumaru on his heels. Becky was wackin' him upside the head with a newspaper repeatedly.

"Ya idiot!" she kept sayin.

Ryu and Bakura walked in, along with Joey and Tea.

"What are we gonna do about Fred?" Joey asked looking around sheepishly.

"I don't know? Do we go after him or what?" Yami asked.

Rapid arguing started. Yugi joined in while Ash sat there watching everyone.

"We wait." She finally shoved in.

"What? How can we just wait around for him to make the first move?" Tea asked her. "You're a foolish little girl!"

"Oh, pahleeeeease. You have always had a hint or nudge before. The message from Pegasus, Ishizu, So now we wait for him to make the first move. Most of the time the best offense is the best Defense."

"I agree," Yugi cut in. Becky and Sesshoumaru agreed. Ryu and Bakura agreed quickly also. So did Joey and Kaiba. Yami finally not being a self-centered pig also saw the wisdom in this. Tea rushed out of the room in a huff.