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Chapter One: Conflict

Yugi sat up in his bed, looking around. Everything was hazy. "Man, what a crazy night," he said t o himself. He looked over to see an all too familiar face, Yami.

Yugi was still getting used to the idea that he had gotten his body back. After Ishizu performed the ritual on his body. He remembered it all too well. The smell of the place, the pharaoh's perfectly preserved body. It was creepy, it hadn't even begun to decay.

Beside him, Yami was beginning to wake. Now that he had a body of his own, Yugi had given up on Duel Monsters, though Yami continued to urge him to start again. What was the point! Yami had his deck. He put his heart into it and for what? For some idiot to take it away.

"Well someone's up early," Yami said.

"I just woke up," Yugi replied, standing up and walking to his dresser. He pulled out a t-shirt and a pair of jeans along with a pair of underwear. He walked to the bathroom and closed the door behind him.

Yami sat up in bed, putting his elbows on his knees and rubbing his face. The night was a blur. The night was coming back to him now. He remembered the party. And Tea. She was beautiful. He had made out with her; now that Yugi wasn't there to take over when things got out of hand, he was free to be himself.

Yugi returned from the bathroom and walked straight out the door, stopping only to pick up the millennium puzzle and to shoot him a dirty look.

I wonder what's wrong with him, Yami thought to himself.

I can't stand him! Ever since he got his own body, he's been shoving me away, treating me like shit! I hate him! He should at least be grateful that I didn't throw his stupid puzzle in the ocean.

"Good morning Yugi," grandpa Moto said in his usual cheery tone. "Where's Yami?"

"In the room. I don't feel like talking right now."

"Okay, Tea called though. I'm not sure who she wants to talk to."

"Who do you think?" Yugi replied snottily, "Her sweet little boyfriend who can do know wrong."

"Sounds like you're jealous."

Yugi didn't answer. He walked into the kitchen, grabbed an apple, and walked out the door.

"Where's Yugi?" Yami asked as he reached the bottom of his stairs.

"He just left, I think he's mad at you. Oh, by the way--"

"Tea called, yeah, I heard." He walked over to the phone, and dialed her number.

"Jealous! Who does he think he is. He doesn't know me at all. I wish I didn't have to live with that fool!"

Yugi walked along the sidewalk kicking a rock as he went. He took a bite of is apple.

"Yugi!"

Yugi turned around to see Yami running after him.

"What do you want?" he inquired as Yami reached him.

"I want to talk to you."

"And who says I want to talk to you?"

"Well whether or not you like it, you don't have much of a choice. Ever since I got my own body, there has been tension--"

"You could say that."

"Don't interrupt me. What I have to say I more important than your little wise-crack comments." There was a silence as they both stared at each other. "Ever since I got my own body back, there has been what you call tension, what may even border on competition, in everything. You don't want your friends around me, you won't even hang out with them if I'm there."

"Gee, I wonder why that is?"

"Yugi, I don't want to steal your friends, and although it may seem like that at times, I'm only trying to get better acquainted with them."

"Yeah, you're getting really acquainted with Tea."

"You don't have to like that me and Tea are going out, but there is no reason to attack me about it! You have to understand that I was stuck inside a hunk of metal, that was broken apart. That puzzle, represents my mind. And I was stuck in only one of those fragments. I was forced into the only remaining part. I'm just getting to know myself, in truth. You don't know what it's like to have no one, no family, no friends, nothing!"

"I never had that, ever!" Yugi was on the verge of breaking down.

"What do you call your grandfather? What about Tristan, Tea, Joey, Duke, even Kaiba and you have grown to become friends. What about Mai? And Mokuba?"

"My grandfather seems to be more interested in you and so do my friends. I'm tired of helping you save the world! That's your job, not mine! And Tea doesn't even talk to me anymore, she doesn't even know I exist."

"Speaking of which--"

"Don't even say it, I already know. You and her are marrying."

"How did you know?"

"You really shouldn't keep a journal, and if you do, you should hide it better. I have nothing else to say to you. Goodbye." and with that, he walked away leaving Yami to himself.

"Yugi."