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Chapter 23

Yugi paced the goalie box like a tiger in a cage.

Back and forth, back and forth.

The soccer ball was at the other end of the field and his eyes were glued to it.

The goalie kicked the ball from the goalie box... air ball.

Yugi jumped an caught the ball, tossing it to where Ash stood ready at the corner of the goal.

Ithica never was any good and watching the corners.

Ash had quit the cheerleading squad... muttering something about too many preppies cramping her style, and joined the soccer team.

She hit the ball with her head, knee, the a savage kick straight between the goalie's legs.

Yugi was stuck on goalie duty because he had missed practice once. He and Yami had had 'The Talk.'

Flashback

"Yugi..."

"I'm late for practice Yami."

"I know, I just wanted you to know, I only did it with reassurances that no one was to be hurt, and it was only so you would be my friend again... my abou... my partner..."

"Yami, in the future when things quiet down, I may be able to forgive you. Not now though. We aren't enemies... but not friends either... just mere... acquaintances."

Yugi went home to think about that. Should he forgive Yami? Should he hate him forever? Could he TRUST Yami any longer?

Of course, that's what its all about.

Trust.

Yami broke that trust... the trust that ran deep and struck a nerve any time it was mentioned.

Who knew? Who could even guess? It all depended on the future, and the events that were to happen in the future.

"I cant believe we beat them 0-30. They are really bad players." (I DON'T CARE IF IT ISN'T SOCCER SEASON IN THE BEGING OF THE YEAR OR WHATEVER.)

Ash, Yugi, Becky, and Sesshoumaru were sitting in the new malt shop.

Ash and Yugi were sharing a triple thick vanilla shake, neither being ones for much chocolate. Becky and Sesshoumaru were the ones with the chocolate fetish.

"You know, I can't help but wonder when Fred will show up again. When he does what will happen?

"We don't know for sure Ash, but we'll find out when the time comes," Yugi replied.

A mace bathed in blue light floated on the pedestal.

Her hand closed around the warm handle. A fuzzy warmth spread through her... followed by raw power.

She stared at the wooden shaft that was oddly warm. On the end sat a ball of black gold, the eye of Ra on the crown of the ball.

She continued to stare in fascination and the mace that should have weighed 20 pounds, but felt light in her hand.

A door opened behind her, she spun around.

A figure dropped Yugi's dead lifeless body to the floor.

"NOOOOOO!" she screamed.

Ash sat up straight in bed, a cold sweat giving her the shivers.

Tears poured down out of her eyes as she tried to convince herself it was a dream.

She looked at Yugi who was sleeping peacefully beside her. (NO NOT UNITLL THEY ARE MARRIED PERV)

His chest fell up and down rhythmically. She touched his warm cheek, guiding her hand to behind his ear where she trailed it down a few centimeters coming in contact with the pulsing vein that told her his heart was still beating.

Just to be sure she pushed her ear over his heart and listened to the stead thump, thump, thump.

Finally convinced he was alive and well she got out of the king sized bed and padded into the kitchen.

She got a glace of ice water trying to calm herself down.

She jumped when two arms hugged her from behind.

"What's wrong Koibito," Yugi's sleepy voice filtered into her ear hitting the ear drum, her brain processed the sounds and she sighed.

"Just a silly nightmare."

"Nightmares are not silly, we should learn from them. Some people believe they are warnings from the after-life... warnings to tell you to avoid bad things and save yourself or others when the time comes. Never forget your nightmares," Yugi spoke into her ear guiding her back into bed.

She finally found peaceful rest sleeping in the safe haven of Yugi's arms.

not part of the story just me being silly.

Me: Well another chapter done, 100th reviewer gets a special prize!

Becky: pops in out of nowhere Yes, but only if the chickens say so.

Me: glowers you SURE you aren't schizophrenic?

Becky: Yes.

Yugi: Hey, what's up?

Becky: chickens.

Yugi: what got her on this chicken thing anyway? First it was cows now its chickens.

Me: Laura told her she was tired of hearing Cool Beans all the time, Becky came up with Cool Chickens.

Yugi: Oh. whispers to me I agree with you, she is schizophrenic

Note: Schizophrenia is hearing voices in your head.