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BEHIND
THE MASK
by Sansi
Chapter 3:
Hikari
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"Buddy … hey Yug! …YUGI!!! I'm talking to you! … " a loud and very annoying voice practically yelled in his ear for at least the last two minutes. He shut the noise out, along with the person, who desperately tried to gain his attention, waving their hand in front of Yugi's face. It will stop eventually, right?
Wrong.
"Ahhh Joey. What was that for?" the tri-colour haired asked in a pained and upset voice, while he carefully rubbed the backside of his head where his best friend had knocked him none too gently.
"What do you think I'm doing?! It was the only thing left to get your attention. Geezzz … Yugi! What is the matter with you lately? You're completely out since yesterday …" the honey eyed teen complained, frustrated. Joey stood there in a scolding manner with his hands put at his sides, like a mother would to her child.
At the mention of the other day Yugi's cheeks unexpectedly turned a nice pink colour.
This of course didn't escape Joey, who arced an eyebrow and smirked evilly at his smaller companion. "Come to speak of it, you never told us what happened at the dance ... Did something NICE happen?"
"I don't know what you are talking about, Joey. I was bored out of my mind … I already told you that." Yugi averted his amethyst eyes, something he always did when he lied. Though he was far from escaping his friend's curiosity.
"Ahhh … really?!" the taller teased unbelievingly.
"Of course." Yugi replied with sincerity.
It would have worked if Joey didn't know Yugi better than anybody else. Even the big amethyst eyes couldn't save him this time. Joey's smaller friend was just so easy to embarrass and he had to admit that teasing Yugi was his favourite hobby. Nobody else reacted that cute when they were flustered. Of course Joey had to take the opportunity – it was just too sweet to pass up.
"Ohhhh. Come on buddy, you know you can tell me ANYthing. I bet you drank too much and now you have a headache. I've always told you to take aspirin the first thing in the morning …"
Yugi just looked at him confused, a little smirk playing on his lips in amusement. So someone was speaking from experience ...
Joey swiftly changed the attention back to the smaller "Your fangirls were hitting on you again …" Joey mused on.
The tri-colour haired man's cheeks accented a light red hue. Ok so that wasn't it, but he was getting closer.
"You have a crush on some girl." He tested out, positively gleeful. It was about time Yugi was hooking up with someone. He was a young adult now and nobody should be alone at this age.
Again Yugi blushed more, though the effect wasn't to Joey's satisfaction. Something was missing.
A little more hesitant he added, "You met some guy …?"
The other turned impossibly red, doing a good job in resembling a tomato. JACKPOT!!! The fact was, that Joey always suspected that Yugi was bi, but so far the smaller man had shown no interest whatsoever in either sex. The blonde himself found it quite strange, but secretly, he was relieved that the other was opening up more.
The evil grin that once again settled on his best friend's face unnerved Yugi great deal. Joey would never let him live it down ...
To Yugi's luck, their engineer, Marik, cut Joey's teasing short.
"Yugi, you have to hurry. You're on in less than five minutes." Marik informed the moderator, his headphones hanging around his neck. Turning to Joey he added, "Where were you all the time? You are paid for working and not fooling around all day. Now come back and help me. We have some problems with the broadcast and I think the lines are damaged, because I hear high tones in the line."
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"Weeeeeeeeeelcome to SYC. My name is Hikari and I'm glad that you've switched on our show 'Love on air'. In the next half an hour you can phone in to tell me your love problems. Our first caller is Yuki. What happened, Yuki?" Yugi, aka Hikari, began the show.
"Hiii. My name is Yuuuki aaand I have a problem with my boyfriend" the girl stuttered.
"Hi Yuki. You're really nervous, aren't you?!" he asked kindly.
"Yeees." Yuki said unsurely, obviously embarrassed that she was heard by hundredths or thousands people.
"Don't worry about it. Just tell me exactly what your problem is and I try to help you." Hikari assured her. His callers were often unsure and shy; Yugi had been doing this for a while and knew how to handle the situation by now.
"I think he is cheating on me, but I'm not sure. He hasn't given me a reason so far and we are already together for a year, but there are always many pretty girls around him … I'm afraid to ask him, because what if I'm wrong? He'll be disappointed that I don't trust him. Please help me! What should I do, Hikari?" Yuki pleaded.
"As far as I see, your boyfriend seemed really faithful to you and your relationship. I don't think you have to worry about him, but if it will make you feel better talk to him and tell him how you feel when he is around other girls. Assure him that you love him and that you are afraid to lose him. He'll understand and you can take your relationship to the next level." Hikari advised with all the confidence he could muster.
"Thank you, Hikari. I'm going to talk to him! Bye" Yuki squeaked.
"I'm glad I could help. Bye" Yugi grinned. He loved his job and he wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. Hikari always got a good feeling when he could save a relationship. The truth was he thought it easy to give advice in love matters. Hikari often wondered why so many couples are breaking up over silly little things. A relationship was simple - if they always followed his orders.
"Hello?! Who is our next caller?" Yugi greeted the next person on the telephone.
"Hi! I'm sorry, but … who am I speaking to?!" a deep velvet voice questioned, obviously confused.
It wasn't uncommon that Hikari had people on the line that asked that question so it didn't put him off "You're on SYC and you're talking to Hikari. How may I help you?"
"… I-I'm sorry … wrong number" the voice, a man, apologized. The next noise the moderator heard was the dial tone.
Yugi blinked a few times before he could comprehend what exactly had happened. The man … he had the same rich voice like the crimson-eyed man from yesterday. Could it be?! …
It took a few orders from the director before he welcomed the next caller.
"Hello! What can I do for you?!"
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It had been an awfully long and stressful day and Yugi was looking forward to a relaxing sleep in the park under his favourite tree. Add to that he was still fleeing from Joey. This guy sure couldn't take no for an answer; he always had to know the latest news.
Strangely, despite his hectic day he felt completely at ease. Yugi might be so content, because he loved this time of the year and more so he loved spending it outside. It was nice to see the awakening of the nature, instead of spending his time in the studio, buried under work. Still, he couldn't wish for a better job.
Tilting his head back, he enjoyed the warm sunbeam of the late afternoon sun on his milky white face. A smile stole itself on his features as he kept walking, not needing his eyes to find the way. Though that didn't include other obstacles, like people for instance.
So it had to happen that he ran into another person. Through the collision Yugi fell rather heavily at his backside. Opening his eyes, he saw different articles, mostly groceries lying on the ground.
Yugi's hand covered his mouth in shock as he looked up to find red eyes staring back at him.
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