Hey All!!!!!!!

I'm doing something different in this chapter. Before, I made it so that the only people who's thinking you could hear was Yugi's and Yami's and I made it so that all of Daricio's thinking was part of the narrative. (Or whatever that word is) Now, I'm going to let people see Daricio's thinking too....

Anyways, Here's the new chapter for everyone who's been waiting for it!!!!!

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Daricio was just barely able to get through her last classes of the day. All she could think about was what she was going to have to do after school.

// What AM I going to do? I can't fight him, or I'll get totally beaten to a pulp! I can't NOT fight him, because everyone will think I'm a coward!// Daricio was very nervous.

"Ok, class! Today we are going to start a new project!" The teacher of her Social Studies class, Mr. Allen, called out.

//Great. This is really going to help my ability to concentrate.// Daricio thought bitterly.

"Don't worry about it! It'll be fine!" Josh said to her without looking up. He sat next to her in social studies.

"I'm not really worried about the project..... It's just that, at lunch,..." Darico whispered.

" The project will be a persuasive essay!" Mr. Allen continued. "For the rest of this week, you will be doing research on the library's computers, then you will have to make up an outline. After that, you will have to create a rough draft, and two weeks from now, each of you will give a presentation."

Josh turned to Daricio. "Did you say something to me?" He started. Mr. Allen continued talking again. He rambled on and on about the essay, then he led everyone to the library's computer lab to do research.

Josh found a seat next to Daricio. "What did you say back there? I didn't hear you."

"I was just replying to you telling me that it'll be fine......Never mind." Daricio said, turning to her research again.

"I didn't say anything about 'it'll be fine' " Josh said, sounding confused.

"Hmmm..... Well, I must have been hearing things." Daricio was confused too. "Say, did you hear anyone call out during the test in math?"

"No.....Did you?" Josh asked.

"Yeah....... It was weird.....I must be going nuts..." Daricio sighed.

Josh laughed. "Ah, but we already knew that." He teased.

" Oh, be quiet. This is serious. Do you know what happened at lunch?' Darico asked.

"No, but something tells me that you're going to tell me." Josh said.

"Well, --"

"Hey! Start working on your research, you two!" Mr. Allen called sternly. Several people in the class giggled. Darico blushed slightly.

"Sorry..." she and Josh muttered, then they turned back to their research.

//What is going on?// She wondered.

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Yugi was just barely able to get through the last classes of the day. All he could think about was what he was going to have to do after school.

// What AM I going to do? I can't fight him, or I'll get beaten to a pulp! I can't NOT fight him, or everyone will think I'm a coward!//

//Don't worry about it! It'll be fine!// Yami tried to reassure him.

//What do you mean?// Yugi asked. //I didn't say anything....//

//Uh..... But didn't you just?.....uh...... // Yami was really confused.

// Yami, why did you say all that? That's not usually stuff that you say......// Yugi was confused too.

//What do you mean, that's not what I usually say?.... I was just trying to reassure you......// Yami said.

//Not that..... I meant what you said before that........// Yugi told him.

//What I said.... Before that?..... I didn't say anything before that.....// Yami said.

"Since all of you did SO well on your persuasive essay presentations last week, today, you all get free time!" Yugi's Social Studies teacher said joyfully.

//We didn't have presentations last week...// Yugi thought. //But, hey.... If we can get free time, cool.// His social sutdies teacher was always kind of a ditz.

//What just happened, Yugi? Who said that?// Yami was still confused.

//I have NO clue, Yami. But we'll find out!!!// Yugi said determinedly. He logged onto the computer in the classroom.

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After school. It was time. Daricio didn't know what she was going to do. Would she run? Would she fight?

//What am I going to do?// she wondered.

She could see Chris and a bunch of other kids waiting for her outside to see if she would show up.

//Maybe if I just talk to him, I can get away from this without fighting...// Daricio thought as she walked towards him.

"Hey, Daricio!" Chris called angrily. "Get over here so I can teach you a lesson!"

Darico gulped.

//This isn't going quite the way I planned.// She thought nervously.

She tried to look confident as she continued walking closer. A semi-large crowd had already gathered and it was getting larger as more people came out of the building.

"Chris, Why do we have to fight?" Daricio asked.

"Because you beat me! And no GIRL is supposed to beat me! And now I'm going to teach you that THE HARD WAY!!!!"

"That's a stupid reason. Just because I beat you in a duel. I won't fight you, Chris."

"You Wimp! You just don't want to fight me because you know I'll beat you!"

"No! Not at all! It's just that there's no reason.."

"Quit your yabbering, you coward! Fight!"

"No! I won't!"

"Figures. The weak, insignificant GIRL doesn't want to fight!"

Many people in the crowd laughed.

"No, I..."

"So you DO want to fight?"

"No! It's just.."

"Wimp! Coward! Weakling!" Chris continued to throw insults at Daricio. Daricio was getting redder and redder.

"Stop it!" she cried out.

"You're just a sissy girl!" Chris taunted her.

That pushed her over the edge. She stepped towards Chris and....

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After school. It was time. Yugi didn't know what he was going to do. Would he Run? Would he fight?

//What am I going to do?// He wondered.

He could see Bakura and a bunch of other kids waiting for him outside to see if he would show up.

//Maybe I can just talk to him, then I won't have to fight him.// Yugi thought.

Just then Bakura spotted him standing by the door to the school. "Yugi, get over here!"

Yugi gulped.

//Or, maybe not.....// He thought nervously.

//Don't worry about it..... This will turn out OK....I hope...//Yami tied to comfort him.

Yugi tried to look confident as he continued walking closer. There was a semi-large group already gathered and it was getting larger as more people came out of the building.

"Bakura, Let me explain!" Yugi started.

"Explain what? That you ran away? I knew that already. We all knew that already." Bakura sneered.

Yugi could see that Bakura wasn't being his "normal"self. This had to be Evil Bakura.

"I don't want to fight you, Bakura!" Yugi cried.

"Hmp... Just like you, Yugi. You never want to fight. But we all know why. It's because you're too scared to."

The crowd laughed. Yugi's face turned slightly red.

"That's not true! I just..."

Bakura turned away. "Never mind. I guess it's a hopeless case. You won't even duel me, much less fight me."

"But.....Bakura!"

"Oh, so you will fight?" Bakura turned back to Yugi.

"No, but.."

"Really? Coward."

"No! It's just..."

"It's just that you're a weakling. You can't fight. Wimp." Bakura continued to throw insults at Yugi.

"Stop it!" Yugi cried out. He was on the verge of tears.

//Yugi, just igrore this! He doen't mean it! He..// Yami quickly tried to get Yugi to calm down.

Bakura turned to the crowd. "You know, he probably fights like a girl, too!"

Suddenly, without warning, Yugi stepped toward Bakura and.....

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At the exact same time, both Daricio and Yugi stepped forward and punched their opponent. Both Chris and Bakura collapsed on the ground, and then Daricio and Yugi both turned and ran towards their homes.

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Daricio stood next to her bed thinking in amazement over what she had just done. She had hit someone. She had hit Chris.

//What is everyone going to think? What are my parents and my brothers and sister going to think? What am I going to do now?//

Suddenly she thought of another person.

//What will Yugi think?//

She flopped onto the bed and sighed.

// Why did I do that? That was really stupid. I shouldn't have gotten so mad about what he had said.// She thought.

//Oh, what am I going to do?//

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Yugi stood next to his bed thinking in amazement over what he had just done. He had hit someone. He had hit Bakura. Bakura was his friend!

//Why did I do that?// he thought to himself. //What is everyone going to think? What is Grandpa going to think? And Tea, Joey and Tristan?//

//I don't know what everyone else is going to think, but I know what I'M thinking.//Yami told him. //I'm thinking that that was really stupid. Why DID you do that?//

//I.....Don't know.....I wasn't even thinking about that....I was trying to figure out how I was going to get away...... It was as if someone else had done it....// Yugi tried to explain.

//Hmmm.... Maybe this is connected to you not being able to sleep and the both of us hearing that voice today.....// Yami thought.

//Maybe..... I just don't know any more.... Everything had gotten so confusing..... I just don't know what to think....// Yugi sighed and flopped down onto his bed.

//What am I going to do now, Yami?//

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Need........... More.............. Ideas...................... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

( This is what's known as: *scary evil voice* Writers Block.)

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