Rave: this is gonna be the longest chapter for this fic, cos there's so much to do! But if you want them longer, you'll have to wait longer. That's my deal.
Marik: I'll make a deal with you- how about you get to some action?
Rave: I will, I will! PROMISE! (smiles weakly) I know you're all begging for some Yami/Yuugi action, but I can't just rush things...Besides, I have a VERY specific way things are gonna happen. I just gotta get it all on paper, and then on here.
Yami: You sound reasonable, just like Yuugi is (smiles at him)
Yuugi: (blush) Can I just kiss you right now?
Rave: We'll see...maybe at the end. And if you say the disclaimer nicely.
Yuugi: Rave doesn't own YGO, and thank Ra she isn't Takahashi-sama.
Rave: But if I was, then everything you would do would be with YAOI and boi sexsch!
All: O.O (bows down)
Marik: Pfft! Who would I be with?
All: (point to Ryou)
Ryou: (waves)
Marik: hells yeah!
Chapter 5: I Wanna Know More
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Yuugi was sitting at his computer, and the power had gone out. But his computer kept running, and gave him error messages that he was trying to log in as a nonexistent user into a chat room. Frustrated, Yuugi sought out the fuse box to get the power back, but his bedroom door was locked from the outside. He started banging on the door, pleading for someone to let him out of his room. Giving up, he sat down against the door, and as time passed, began to notice how eerie the room looked bathed in the glow of a blue computer screen. He got up to go turn off the computer to try and go to sleep, and a blinding, white light shot out from the screen.
Yuugi fell backwards, landing on his back. Wincing in pain, he got up. When he did this, the lights flashed, and the computer shut off. Confused, Yuugi turned around and saw Yami sitting on his bed in a patch of moonlight. Amethyst eyes widened, and Yuugi tried to get up and approach Yami. But his legs gave way, and he fell back down. Yami turned around, arching an eyebrow curiously at the noise.
"Yami…What are you doing here?" Yuugi asked. Yami turned his head towards where he had heard Yuugi's voice, and got up.
"I'm here to help you. Where are you?"
"Next to the door."
Yami's crimson eyes glinted in the darkness as he felt his way towards the door. Upon finding the doorknob, Yuugi raised his arm up to Yami, and he pulled the boy up. He proceeded to lead Yuugi back to his bed, and sat down. Now that Yuugi could see him better, he noticed that Yami was wearing the same black shirt that he was wearing. Upon letting his gaze fall to Yami's chest, he gasped in astonishment at what he saw.
"That's…the puzzle?" the teen exclaimed. The familiar gold Sennen Item hung on a large chain around Yami's neck, just like his.
Yami smirked, and held the Puzzle in his hands.
"I've had this ever since I could remember. You appear to have one too. But look closer."
He pointed to the middle piece with the Eye on it, and then lightly touched the similar marking on Yuugi's Puzzle. On Yuugi's, the Eye was normal gold, but on Yami's, it was glowing red.
Both looked at each other, amazed.
"But…only one of these exists. Why do we both have one?" Yuugi asked inquisitively. "And we're-"
"Haven't you been paying attention in class, Yuugi?" Yami said with mock-disapproval. "It's always been this way, and it only gets harder from here on."
Yuugi raised an eyebrow. "What gets harder?"
Yami closed his eyes, and turned his head upward towards the ceiling.
"Life."
The word "life" rang through his head as Yuugi awoke with a start. Breathing heavily, he stretched out and yawned. His arm came in contact with something cold and hard. The teen yelped in pain and cradled his arm against his chest. He then realised that he had fallen out of bed at some point during the night, and had hit his arm on his bed frame. With an effort, Yuugi managed to get up, despite his being tangled in the bed sheets he had dragged down with him. Rubbing his forehead, he checked his clock: 7am.
"Why didn't Jii-chan wake me up?" he mumbled through his shirt as he pulled it over his head. Usually he was woken up at 6:30 or so, but today the elder Mutou must have forgotten. Stumbling down the stairs in a still half-asleep state, Yuugi subconsciously remembered about the unfinished History homework that was due today. But when it got to finding something to eat for breakfast, the assignment was forgotten amongst pulling cereal down from the shelves and looking in the fridge for a quick fix.
When he grabbed the handle on the refrigerator door, he found a note left by Grandpa.
Yuugi,
Left early to pick up stock delivery. You'll have to walk to school and get your own breakfast. Have a good day at school.
-Grandpa
Yuugi groaned when he looked outside and saw that it was windy, and was starting to rain. With a sigh, he decided that a bagel would do, and put the two halves in the toaster slots. As an afterthought, he also grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl on the counter. While waiting for the toaster bell to go off, Yuugi pondered his dream from last night.
Why had Yami been there, and what did he know about the Sennen Puzzle? The thought of someone he didn't know very well knowing about the Puzzle left Yuugi feeling a little paranoid and freaked out. On one hand, it wasn't as if nobody else on earth knew what the Sennen Items had been used for- many professors of Archaeology and at the museum knew about the history. But Yami taught World History, and was new to town. So he probably wouldn't know as much as he seemed to know in the dream. As for the red Eye, that, Yuugi figured, was most likely a supernatural element that was best left unexplained.
When Yuugi walked into first period, he did a double take. For a brief moment, he thought he saw a glimpse of gold around Yami's neck. But when he blinked again, it turned out to be just the light reflecting off a desk. Yami's eyes held a hint of amusement as Yuugi slipped into his seat, and his gaze lingered on the teen.
Unaware that he was being observed, the teen engrossed himself in a minuscule spot on his desk.
"Before I collect the homework…" a collective groan from the class, "I wanted to remind you that the assembly starts in five minutes. Amuse yourselves until then. And Yuugi, can I see you for a moment?" Yami said in an offhand manner. A few people looked back at Yuugi and snickered. Yuugi got up reluctantly, and trudged to the front of the room. As he passed by Anzu's desk, he heard the most unexpected comment coming from her mouth.
"Teacher's pet."
Yuugi kept walking, and it wasn't until he had reached the front of the room that the classroom started getting noisy with chatter and conversation. He looked up at Yami expectantly.
"I've been hearing that your grades are worse than ever." He said simply. Yuugi did nothing but nod slightly. "So you've been recommended for tutoring."
"Yami! I don't need tutoring, I'm fine!" Yuugi protested. Then, he couldn't resist adding, "How bad are my grades anyway?"
Yami shook his head. "Your teachers have told me all you do is draw during class. So I'm going to tutor you every day after school."
Amethyst eyes widened in disbelief, and just as he was about to argue, Yami stopped him. "Until you improve your work effort." Then he leaned over the desk and whispered, "The school department has been breathing down my neck since I'm new, so I don't have a choice." When this didn't change Yuugi's attitude, Yami smiled and patted Yuugi's shoulder.
"It won't be hard. I know you're a good kid." Yuugi forced a smile, and Yami smiled back. "Good. Today after school, meet me in here."
Yuugi shuffled back to his seat, and sat down heavily.
"What was that all about?" Otogi inquired. "Did you get busted for slacking yesterday?" Yuugi shook his head, and Otogi continued. "I'm gonna sneak Shi-chan in to get her out of a Math test." The raven-haired boy whispered. "So wait for me, cos she's meeting us outside the auditorium."
"I don't blame her for wanting to miss Math, but you're gonna get busted!" Honda warned. Otogi ignored him, and unbuttoned the top button on his jacket.
"Jealous, are we?"
Honda's face went pink. "Urusai!"
The two boys got into an argument about Shizuka's choice of men, but were interrupted by Yami squeaking chalk against the blackboard. The room fell silent.
"Hand me your homework as you leave the room." Yami said, walking over to stand by the door. Everyone groaned and complained that he had remembered, and as they walked by, looked at Yami apologetically. Anzu giggled when she passed him, and cheerfully placed the assignment in Yami's hands. With a backwards glance and a wink, she left the room.
When Yuugi approached Yami, he lowered his head, and walked by quickly to avoid his teacher's gaze.
"Yuugi!" Yami called to him. Yuugi turned around slowly, expecting a lecture. Instead, Yami was standing by the door with an outstretched hand holding a set of keys. The last student out of the room always had the responsibility of turning off the lights and locking up.
Mentally chiding himself for having a stupid suspicion, Yuugi went back, and locked the door.
"I didn't realise I was the last one out." He admitted quietly. Yami chuckled.
"All right. But you have to show me where the auditorium is- I'm still getting lost in here."
"It's pretty confusing your first week or so, but you'll get used to it." Yuugi explained while they walked down the hall. "I remember by first year here, and I was too shy to ask anyone for directions."
Yami looked down at him, but not by much, as he was only a few inches taller than Yuugi.
"You- too shy? I don't see you as a shy, quiet person." Yami confided. Yuugi laughed at the reaction.
"Why not? I'm short, I'm not very active in class, and I still get picked on occasionally." Yami raised an eyebrow. "But not as much- very rarely, actually." Yuugi added quickly, seeing the look on his teacher's face.
"About four years ago, I was still being made fun of." Yami had a faraway look in his eyes. "When I was your age…"
"You're only 22?" Yuugi said, amazed. Secretly, though, he had suspected Yami to be in his early twenties because of how young he looked, but being 22 meant that he had gone straight into full-time teaching after he graduated.
"Do I look younger?" Yami joked. By this time, they had reached the noisy auditorium, which was dimly lit because the assembly hadn't started yet.
"I don't know." Yuugi answered with a laugh. "Now, let's see if we can find Honda and the others."
Eyes scanning the crowded place, Yuugi spotted a familiar redhead sitting on Otogi's lap only one row from the back, next to a wall. He grinned, and grabbed Yami's arm.
"Found them!"
Upon being led through the groups of people still standing around and talking, Yami took a hold on Yuugi's arm that was holding his, and made carefully tried to avoid tripping.
"Hey Yuugi!" Otogi called out cheerfully. Sharply, he whipped his head down to where his girlfriend was resting her head on his chest. She giggled as she playfully nipped at his neck, and slid a hand under his shirt. In retaliation, he slapped her ass from behind, and kissed her cheek. When he noticed that Yami was with his friend, he tensed up and looked like he wanted to disappear. Yuugi nodded at Otogi, as if to say, "He won't care." Otogi relaxed a bit, but lowered his voice so only Shizuka could hear.
Yami sat down next to Yuugi in the row behind the couple and Honda, who was engaged in conversation with a girl with purple hair and soft, amber eyes. Yuugi recognised her as Miho Nosaka, Honda's longtime crush, and new girlfriend. Honda smiled back at Yuugi and put an arm around her. Marik and Ryou were discussing Duel Monsters, and both acknowledged Yami and Yuugi, and turned back to their conversation.
"Is this about your graduation requirements?" Yami asked, looking around the huge auditorium. Yuugi nodded.
"Yup. And we get to miss half our classes today." He said, not hiding his enthusiasm.
"Of course, you're happy about that, aren't you?" Yami said, poking Yuugi's arm playfully. "But I'm warning you- at the school I went to when I lived in Egypt, our lectures were boring. And I have a feeling this won't be any better."
"Would you rather be dealing with a bunch of whiners right now?" Yuugi pointed out. Yami sighed.
"When you put it that way…heh. But first period isn't as bad as some others I teach. If anything, your class is one of the most entertaining."
"How is that?" Yuugi asked, amused by Yami's honesty.
"You're all different- I don't have an entire class full of suck-ups, idiots, and slackers. I've got a nice variety in your class. It's refreshing."
"Oh…so, a few examples of each type would be…?" Yuugi asked, an eyebrow. Yami shook his head.
"I'm not supposed to tell you that!" He said. But he was grinning. Yuugi had already picked up on 'suck-up' meaning Anzu, but as for the other three categories, it was hard to say how many fit in each. "I like teaching because I meet so many people that remind me of myself when I was your age." Yami continued, purposely ignoring the guest speaker on stage. "You remind me of me when I was in high school, Yuugi."
Yuugi chuckled. "Are you sure it's not just cos I look like you? Even that's a weird coincidence when you think about it."
"I have no idea why, but I believe in reincarnation and the past. Maybe our similarities have something to do with that." Yami suggested, restlessly tapping a finger against the armrest.
"I had a dream last night about this." Yuugi said, though he was distracted by Otogi and Shizuka, who had decided to start fooling around even more. "You were saying stuff about life getting harder, and that you wanted to help me."
Yami raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Really?"
"You said you used to live in Egypt, right?" Yami nodded. "Well, I have a gold artifact; a puzzle, that my grandpa got when he was an archaeologist in Egypt. He gave it to me, and I spent eight years putting it together." Yami's eyes widened in surprise. "Anyway, in the dream, you had one around your neck too, and I-"
"I had that same dream...on my Puzzle, the eye was glowing red."
"Yami..." was all Yuugi could say.
Both were disappointed that the assembly was over when it ended, but they walked out of the auditorium chatting animatedly, and down the hall.
Otogi buttoned up his shirt, and smoothed his hair down after he had held the door open for Shizuka.
"I can't believe we got away with more than your brother will ever know about." He said in disbelief. His girlfriend took his hand in hers, and smiled.
"And we can get away with more, if you want to..." She whispered, wiggling an eyebrow suggestively. Otogi went red, and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"After lunch, I promise we'll have fun." He said sincerely, trying to resist the urge to look down her shirt.
Rave: eeessssh! long chapter! fingers...killing..meee..
Jou: Must...control...rage...(deep breath) OTOGIYOUBASTARD!SLEEPINGWITHMYSISTERANDNOTTELLINGME! I OUGHTA-
Otogi: "oughta" what, Blondie? You were off with Kaiba again...
Shizuka: bad boy!
Rave: (sighs) please review. And if you haven't already, check my profile and let me know if you wanna join!
Yuugi: Do I get to kiss Yami now?
Rave: Fine, but on the cheek, I wanna save the juicy stuff for later.
Yuugi: (kisses Yami on lips)
Yami: Ano..(kisses Yuugi back and they start getting deeper)
Rave: hey! Wait wait wait...damnit. If I get more than 5 reviews for this chapter, I'll make Chappie Six juicier!
