A/N: Me no own Yu-Gi-Oh! Okay...I said it. Now...on with the story!

Chapter 6

Embarrassing Discovery

Yami

I could tell that Yugi wasn't telling me something. I decided to drop the subject and leave him alone. I went back to my room and fell asleep quickly.

The next morning I woke up to the smell of breakfast and walked downstairs. I noticed that Yugi had some towels and was heading to the guest room with them. I wonder what he's up to. He headed towards the kitchen and I followed.

"Morning," I said while entering the kitchen.

"Morning Yami," said Yugi's grandfather and Yugi at the same time.

"How'd you sleep Yugi?" I asked.

"Good," he replied.

"Feeling any better about that bad dream?" I asked. He seemed confused but the recovered.

"A lot better. Thanks for asking," he answered. We had a quick breakfast and began to get ready for school. I walked toward the bathroom and opened the door.

"Yami wait!" Yugi yelled out as I opened the door. I walked inside and found Sam, drying from a shower. She looked up when she heard the door open and covered herself up in a flash with her towel turning crimson on her cheeks.

"I am so sorry Sam! I didn't know you were here!" I apologized. She picked up her things and left the bathroom. She was still embarrassed and so was I. I looked at myself in the mirror and saw that my cheeks were as red as hers.

"Yami, I'm so sorry. I should've told you. It's just that..." Yugi began.

"It's okay Yugi. I should've knocked first," I replied. "I feel so embarrassed."

"Don't worry Yami. It'll pass," he reassured me.

"Why is she here anyway?"

"She was being followed last night and needed a place to stay. Thankfully, I was near when she knocked. If not...she would've had another bad experience."

"Don't remind me...I'll just take a quick shower and we'll head for school," I said while locking myself up in the bathroom so I could shower. As I took of my clothes I couldn't help but think about Sam's body. I didn't see much but, so many areas of her upper body were full of scars from the abuse she's endured over the years. She doesn't deserve that...I hope that her parents don't harm her in anyway either.

I showered and dressed quickly. I headed downstairs to wait for Yugi as I usually do and saw that he was already there with Sam.

"Ready to go?" Yugi asked. Sam and I nodded and left the house. We walked together and quietly most of the way there until we finally reached school.

'I'll go in first,' Sam signed for us.

"Why?" Yugi asked. She made a face but went in first...with us behind her. She was halfway to homeroom when someone called her. She turned around reluctantly and approached him.

"What is it with the wierds signs?" he asked. She pulled out a small pad and a pencil and wrote down something in reply. He seemed a bit angered. "Freak" he said loud enough for anyone near to hear. She stormed off and threw another piece of paper at him.

"Tyler!" I yelled out remembering what her mother told us the day before. 'We don't say her name in public because she's constantly being followed and we don't want to draw attention to her,' she told us. She must've thought it was someone else who yelled out her name because she had an anegered face again. I signaled her to come where I was and relaxed a little.

When she finally reached us I pulled out something from my pocket and handed it to her. She seemed curious but put it in her back pocket and left.

"What was that?" asked Yugi.

"Something I wrote yesterday after Sam and her parents dropped us off at your grandfather's," I said simply. I kept my eyes on Sam and wondered if she was going to read it. Sure enough, she pulled out the letter from her back pocket and began to read it. Yugi and I were greeted by the others and I still kept my eyes on Sam, wondering if she was done yet. Just before she ducked into the classroom she looked back and my eyes met hers. I could see small tears forming in them. She bit her lip and entered the classroom.

"Are you all right Yami?" asked Yugi through our link.

"I'm fine, why do you ask?"

"Téa's trying to talk to you but you seem like you're somewhere else."

"She has? I'm sorry...I was just lost in thought." I snapped out of my trace-like state and faced the gang.

"Good to see that you finally join us Yami," Joey said jokingly.

"Sorry guys...lost in thought," I answered. Téa seemed a bit preocupied about that. I wonder why though. At that the bell rang and we all parted ways. Yugi and I headed to homeroom with Téa close by. We reached the classroom and most of the people were in the other side of the room...away from Sam. She just sat there, still holding the letter I gave her. She looked like she was reading it over and over again.

"Sit down people," said the teacher as he walked in. We all took our seats and I couldn't help but glance at Sam to see if she felt any better. She was busy at her desk, writting something. The bell rang in the next couple of classes it was the same thing.

At lunch Yugi and I were in line when we noticed Sam coming in. we signaled her to come join us. She seemed to have thought about it for a while but she did anyway. She sat with us at the table, near the edge.

"Hey...you're the kid that can't talk right?" asked Joey. Téa hit him at the back of his head and whispered something in his ear. "Sorry...I meant, You're the new kid right?" he corrected himself, while rubbing the back of his head. She nodded in reply with a small grin. Suddenly her face turned serious and touched her back. She looked at the piece of paper in her hands, tore it up and ran off.

"I wonder what that was about?" Yugi asked as he picked up the piece of paper. I began to follow Sam and Yugi was right behind me. They're cruel. They're causing more pain than she needs. Yugi and I were catching up to her as she stopped in front of a classroom and went inside. We followed quickly and discovered that it was the music room.

"Bad day?" the teacher asked. She nodded. "Your guitar is up there. Impa sent it here this morning. Your parents should get you another one so one of them stays here," he said. Sam picked up her guitar and nodded at the teacher. He pressed play on the boombox and a song began to play.

"What song is that?" I asked Yugi.

"Unwanted by Avril Lavinge. It's a pretty strong song," he replied. She began to play the guitar letting her emotions flow thru the guitar strings. She seemed really angered about what's happened today. When she finished the song, she seemed more relaxed.

"There's something different about you Sam," the teacher remarked. She looked at him with a surprised look and signed 'Why?' in reply.

"Just play this one for me. Use the acoustic guitar in this one," he said as he rummaged to find a cd. She picked up the other guitar and played a short melody before the teacher hit the button. She began to play the melody letting whatever the teacher found different in her show. She seemed happy, just like the day she woke up in the hospital. She was smiling all through it, lip-synching(sp?) and having a great time.

"That's 'Everywhere' by Michelle Branch," Yugi said. I couldn't keep my eyes off her. She seemed to have forgotten any anger she had and was letting happiness fill her.

"Yami we should get to class...lunch is almost over," Yugi said. I hesitated at first but I gave in. We began to walk away when Sam put on a surprised look in her eyes while lip-synhicing. The bell rang just as we walked into the Science classroom. About five minutes after we left Sam came in. She handed her a piece of paper, she nodded and asked her to sit down.

"I'll be asigning new partners for you kids for when the new semester starts. Today you'll sit down with him or her and get to know them better if you already don't," she began. She picked up her roll book and began calling out different names randomly.

"Yami Muto, you're working with..."