Sorry about not updating last week. I blame writer's block.
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"That day was great," Yugi announced on the walk home.
"Yeah, I can't believe we snagged the back seats on the bus. They seemed awful popular," Ryou pondered.
"Not that it had anything to do with Yami and Bakura's brief tour of the Shadow Realm for the bus driver and kids...," Carly added.
"Hey it was just a tour," Bakura defended.
"I thought we were going to be kicked off until Bakura erased Mrs. Susan's memory," Alyssa put in her 2 cents.
"But it worked, the kids all crowded to the front of the bus," Yami noted.
"True," they all agreed.
"It took all of Yugi and Ryou's sweet-talking to convince the kids not to tell the bus driver."
At home, everyone was chiseling away at his or her homework.
An hour later, Yugi threw down his pen in the silence. "I can't take it anymore!"
"I know it's a lot of homework, but we have to do it," Alyssa consoled.
"No, it is not that! It is you and Yami! You guys are so in love, but both of you are too thick to realize that the other likes you. It is sooooooo stupid! Just date already before the rest of us kill you both!" Yugi ranted. That being said, Yugi sat back and calmly did his homework as if nothing had happened. Everyone except Yami and Alyssa nodded in agreement of Yugi's speech. Alyssa and Yami were blushing and looking at each other as if they had just grown three heads.
"Um... I-I h-haven't visited C-Carly in an h-hour, bye," Alyssa stammered, as she fake glanced at her watch and ran out the door.
"YUGI!" Yami screamed at Yugi. "Why did you say that, I know she doesn't like me." Yami collapsed into his hands. "Why me?" he murmured.
"Maybe now you have the courage to ask her out?" Ryou mused.
"Carly," Alyssa yelled when she entered her friend's house, now sobbing. Carly came running, obviously something was wrong because Alyssa never yelled her name. She usually surprised Carly.
"What's wrong?" Carly asked, leading Alyssa to a couch to sit.
"Y-Y-Yugi. H-he t-told *sob* Y-Yami I l-like him," Alyssa hiccuped.
Giving Alyssa a reassuring hug Carly whispered," It's going to be fine, he likes you too."
"N-no he does n-not."
"Yes he does, you're acting just like me when I thought Bakura didn't like me."
"Have it your way, but now Yami's not going to look me in the eye, knowing what he knows." Alyssa started sobbing harder now.
"But it can only get better from here, right?"
"I guess you're right." Alyssa put on a fake smile but Carly saw right through it.
"Come on Alyssa let's clean you up."
"Thanks."
When Alyssa had finished showering, when Carly had refreshed Alyssa's make- up, and when Carly had re-done Alyssa's hair Carly asked her question. "So what were you guys ding that Yugi suddenly declared you're undying love for Yami?"
"We were just doing our homework and Yugi threw down his pen...," Alyssa started.
"Thanks for reminding me about homework, bye." Carly pushes Alyssa out the door.
Needless to say, there was an awkward silence when Alyssa returned home.
The week passed in a flash and soon it was seventh period on Friday.
"Hi, class. For those who weren't on yearbook staff last year, I'm Mrs. Murray," the teacher said.
"We finally meet her," Yugi muttered quietly.
Chuckles were heard under Mrs. Murray's speech.
"This year Missy told me that we will be making our own spreads so be prepared because we are starting today!" Mrs. Murray continued, "I was supposed to tell you Monday but I had other business to attend to...there is a home coming dance next week. I think that is all there is to it. Any questions?"
"When exactly is the dance?" A random person called out.
"Right. Right. Right. Friday from 7-10pm. Good question, any more?... All right start working on those spreads!" Mrs. Murray replied.
On the way to the bus, Nick came up to the group and approached Alyssa.
"Hey Alyssa," he greeted. "How 'bout going to the dance with me, babe?"
Alyssa starred at him, dumbfounded. How could anyone be so thick as to ask out someone they had cheated on? The guys (Yugi, Yami, Ryou, and Bakura) started to step up to Nick to get him out of Alyssa's way, but she beat them to it.
*SLAP* Alyssa's hand connected with Nick's cheek with massive force. "You stupid craphead! You expect me too still respect you let alone like you after cheating on me?! You have less brains than I initially thought!" With that, Alyssa walked away to her bus.
"What was that for?" Nick asked the remainder of the group while rubbing his sore cheek. Everyone just rolled his or her eyes at how slow Nick was and walked away.
"I don't know what I ever saw in him," Alyssa muttered as Yami squeezed in next to her on the bus.
"You'll live. He won't though if he bugs you again..." Yami muttered.
Over the next couple of days the silences in the group became increasingly uncomfortable. Every time conversation stopped eyes darted form Yami to Alyssa wondering when something would give. Whenever the guys caught Yami's eye a silent question burned in their eyes. 'Is today the day? Are you asking Alyssa to the dance?' Every time Yami would silently shake his head 'no' and mutter something incomprehensible.
Alyssa on the other hand was close to strangling somebody or having an emotional breakdown or possibly both if Yami did not ask her soon. More than a couple of times she had visited Carly for pep talk and reassurances.
Finally, after what seemed like eternity to the group of friends, what came to be known as 'the big day' happened. The guys had spent all of Sunday talking Yami up and Yami had spent all of Sunday night summoning all of his courage /I will ask Alyssa Monday morning on the bus to the dance. That way if she says 'yes' in her sleep induced stupor I can hold her to her word. And if she says 'no', a highly likely possibility, Alyssa will fall back asleep and not see me cry./
Monday morning everyone slumped into their assigned seats.
Yami cleared his throat. "Umm... A-Alyssa, w-will y-you..."
Alyssa snapped out of her sleepiness and paid rapt attention to what Yami might be asking her. /Then again, it could be like my crush in sixth grade. 'Will you let me borrow your scissors,' he had said. Evil craphead./
"Letmetakeyoutothedance?" Yami finished in a rush, blushing like there was no tomorrow.
Alyssa quickly opened her mouth to shout yes when a depressing thought occurred to her. /He probably wants to go only as friends./ She started to frown.
As if reading her sad thoughts Yami gently took her hand in his own. "As more than friends."
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center*****CONTEST ALERT*****center
The contest is I want someone to draw me (Alyssa) anime style (use the description that is in the story) or a scene from the story (preferably w/ me in it). The prize, for the winner, is that you get to be in my story (yeah for you all that want to be in the story). I really want a picture as my drawing skills are really sad so that is why you also get to pick your role (good or evil) and if you want to be dating (or married) to someone (even Marik/Malik). Do not worry the other characters in the show will be coming in around December (in the story not of the real year). And the contest is open to anyone with an e-mail address and u can enter however many times you want.
Chapters come out on Saturdays so review and check back in a week.
I do not think anyone is reading this anymore but yet I continue to update
If you have any questions that need to be answered quickly or the rules for playing duel monster cards (show or real life I don't care) or contest entries e-mail me then at
Oneyearoffun@hotmail.com
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"That day was great," Yugi announced on the walk home.
"Yeah, I can't believe we snagged the back seats on the bus. They seemed awful popular," Ryou pondered.
"Not that it had anything to do with Yami and Bakura's brief tour of the Shadow Realm for the bus driver and kids...," Carly added.
"Hey it was just a tour," Bakura defended.
"I thought we were going to be kicked off until Bakura erased Mrs. Susan's memory," Alyssa put in her 2 cents.
"But it worked, the kids all crowded to the front of the bus," Yami noted.
"True," they all agreed.
"It took all of Yugi and Ryou's sweet-talking to convince the kids not to tell the bus driver."
At home, everyone was chiseling away at his or her homework.
An hour later, Yugi threw down his pen in the silence. "I can't take it anymore!"
"I know it's a lot of homework, but we have to do it," Alyssa consoled.
"No, it is not that! It is you and Yami! You guys are so in love, but both of you are too thick to realize that the other likes you. It is sooooooo stupid! Just date already before the rest of us kill you both!" Yugi ranted. That being said, Yugi sat back and calmly did his homework as if nothing had happened. Everyone except Yami and Alyssa nodded in agreement of Yugi's speech. Alyssa and Yami were blushing and looking at each other as if they had just grown three heads.
"Um... I-I h-haven't visited C-Carly in an h-hour, bye," Alyssa stammered, as she fake glanced at her watch and ran out the door.
"YUGI!" Yami screamed at Yugi. "Why did you say that, I know she doesn't like me." Yami collapsed into his hands. "Why me?" he murmured.
"Maybe now you have the courage to ask her out?" Ryou mused.
"Carly," Alyssa yelled when she entered her friend's house, now sobbing. Carly came running, obviously something was wrong because Alyssa never yelled her name. She usually surprised Carly.
"What's wrong?" Carly asked, leading Alyssa to a couch to sit.
"Y-Y-Yugi. H-he t-told *sob* Y-Yami I l-like him," Alyssa hiccuped.
Giving Alyssa a reassuring hug Carly whispered," It's going to be fine, he likes you too."
"N-no he does n-not."
"Yes he does, you're acting just like me when I thought Bakura didn't like me."
"Have it your way, but now Yami's not going to look me in the eye, knowing what he knows." Alyssa started sobbing harder now.
"But it can only get better from here, right?"
"I guess you're right." Alyssa put on a fake smile but Carly saw right through it.
"Come on Alyssa let's clean you up."
"Thanks."
When Alyssa had finished showering, when Carly had refreshed Alyssa's make- up, and when Carly had re-done Alyssa's hair Carly asked her question. "So what were you guys ding that Yugi suddenly declared you're undying love for Yami?"
"We were just doing our homework and Yugi threw down his pen...," Alyssa started.
"Thanks for reminding me about homework, bye." Carly pushes Alyssa out the door.
Needless to say, there was an awkward silence when Alyssa returned home.
The week passed in a flash and soon it was seventh period on Friday.
"Hi, class. For those who weren't on yearbook staff last year, I'm Mrs. Murray," the teacher said.
"We finally meet her," Yugi muttered quietly.
Chuckles were heard under Mrs. Murray's speech.
"This year Missy told me that we will be making our own spreads so be prepared because we are starting today!" Mrs. Murray continued, "I was supposed to tell you Monday but I had other business to attend to...there is a home coming dance next week. I think that is all there is to it. Any questions?"
"When exactly is the dance?" A random person called out.
"Right. Right. Right. Friday from 7-10pm. Good question, any more?... All right start working on those spreads!" Mrs. Murray replied.
On the way to the bus, Nick came up to the group and approached Alyssa.
"Hey Alyssa," he greeted. "How 'bout going to the dance with me, babe?"
Alyssa starred at him, dumbfounded. How could anyone be so thick as to ask out someone they had cheated on? The guys (Yugi, Yami, Ryou, and Bakura) started to step up to Nick to get him out of Alyssa's way, but she beat them to it.
*SLAP* Alyssa's hand connected with Nick's cheek with massive force. "You stupid craphead! You expect me too still respect you let alone like you after cheating on me?! You have less brains than I initially thought!" With that, Alyssa walked away to her bus.
"What was that for?" Nick asked the remainder of the group while rubbing his sore cheek. Everyone just rolled his or her eyes at how slow Nick was and walked away.
"I don't know what I ever saw in him," Alyssa muttered as Yami squeezed in next to her on the bus.
"You'll live. He won't though if he bugs you again..." Yami muttered.
Over the next couple of days the silences in the group became increasingly uncomfortable. Every time conversation stopped eyes darted form Yami to Alyssa wondering when something would give. Whenever the guys caught Yami's eye a silent question burned in their eyes. 'Is today the day? Are you asking Alyssa to the dance?' Every time Yami would silently shake his head 'no' and mutter something incomprehensible.
Alyssa on the other hand was close to strangling somebody or having an emotional breakdown or possibly both if Yami did not ask her soon. More than a couple of times she had visited Carly for pep talk and reassurances.
Finally, after what seemed like eternity to the group of friends, what came to be known as 'the big day' happened. The guys had spent all of Sunday talking Yami up and Yami had spent all of Sunday night summoning all of his courage /I will ask Alyssa Monday morning on the bus to the dance. That way if she says 'yes' in her sleep induced stupor I can hold her to her word. And if she says 'no', a highly likely possibility, Alyssa will fall back asleep and not see me cry./
Monday morning everyone slumped into their assigned seats.
Yami cleared his throat. "Umm... A-Alyssa, w-will y-you..."
Alyssa snapped out of her sleepiness and paid rapt attention to what Yami might be asking her. /Then again, it could be like my crush in sixth grade. 'Will you let me borrow your scissors,' he had said. Evil craphead./
"Letmetakeyoutothedance?" Yami finished in a rush, blushing like there was no tomorrow.
Alyssa quickly opened her mouth to shout yes when a depressing thought occurred to her. /He probably wants to go only as friends./ She started to frown.
As if reading her sad thoughts Yami gently took her hand in his own. "As more than friends."
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center*****CONTEST ALERT*****center
The contest is I want someone to draw me (Alyssa) anime style (use the description that is in the story) or a scene from the story (preferably w/ me in it). The prize, for the winner, is that you get to be in my story (yeah for you all that want to be in the story). I really want a picture as my drawing skills are really sad so that is why you also get to pick your role (good or evil) and if you want to be dating (or married) to someone (even Marik/Malik). Do not worry the other characters in the show will be coming in around December (in the story not of the real year). And the contest is open to anyone with an e-mail address and u can enter however many times you want.
Chapters come out on Saturdays so review and check back in a week.
I do not think anyone is reading this anymore but yet I continue to update
If you have any questions that need to be answered quickly or the rules for playing duel monster cards (show or real life I don't care) or contest entries e-mail me then at
Oneyearoffun@hotmail.com