Return of the Wild Gang Chapter 10

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The next morning was the first day of Summer Vacation. Yugi was ready to spend his first day sleeping in, but his grandfather woke him up just to tell him that they got a call from the doctor for Yugi to have a check-up the next day. Figuring he'd never get back to sleep, Yugi grumbled his way out of bed and down the stairs to eat breakfast.

At Mai's apartment, Mai was up and making Joey breakfast-in-bed. She knew Joey would probably sleep like a cat in the sun, so she took the time to make him a very special treat. When she heard Joey yell something about doughnuts in his sleep, followed by a frighteningly loud snort, she knew he was close to waking up. She put the breakfast on a tray and carried it into her bedroom where Joey was sleeping.

"Rise and shine, Sleepy-head!" she said cheerfully.

"I demand to speak wit my attorney!" he yelled, still asleep. "Huh? Oh, morning Mai!"

"I made you breakfast in bed Hon'," she said, placing the tray on Joey's lap, then kissing him lightly.

"You didn't have to go t'rough all dis trouble just for me, Mai," said Joey. "But since you did, thanks." Mai smiled and watched Joey eat his pancakes and toast. Then the two spent the whole day together, just enjoying each other's company.

Later that day, at the Mutou residence, Yugi was eating a solitary dinner while his grandfather washed the dishes. The house was quiet.

"Yugi, don't forget you have a check-up tomorrow!" said Solomon, looking up from drying a dish.

"Oh, I was going to hang out with Tea," said Yugi. "What's it for…? Oh right, My…injury." Solomon nodded and Yugi went back to eating his dinner.

"I'm sorry Yugi. You'll have to reschedule. Or maybe no…when is your date?" asked Solomon. Yugi coughed and splashed his milk out of the glass.

"It's not a date, Grandpa!" said Yugi, embarrassed.

"I don't see why not, you and she get along so well. She's the only girl I can really picture you with. Except maybe that cute number, Serenity," said Solomon. Yugi wiped the dribbling milk off his chin with his fist.

"Grandpa, please. She's my best friend's sister, that's gross!" said Yugi. "And anyway, Tea's been my friend for so long she probably thinks of me as like her little brother or something."

"Yugi, Son, if anything either of us said is gross it's THAT!" stated Solomon. Yugi dropped his spoon onto his plate, its clank grabbing his grandfather's attention again.

"ANYWAY, we're meeting at five."

"That's fine, your check-up's at one. You can keep your date," Solomon grinned. Yugi just mumbled something and put his plate and glass on the sink. He went upstairs and sat on his bed. Sighing as he gazed at a picture of Tea he had beside his bed, Yami appeared for a talk.

"I know how you feel about Tea, Yugi," he said, trying to sound sympathetic.

"Yeah, but we both know how she feels about you," said Yugi. Ever since he'd solved the Millennium Puzzle and bonded with the spirit inside, there were times when Yugi appeared braver. At first people thought there was just 'another Yugi,' but now they understood that he and Yami were two separate people. Yugi had befriended the spirit before he understood that it was a whole 'nother person, but not before Tea developed a crush on him.

"Yugi, Tea is not experiencing real love. She was in danger so I saved her life. She only loves me for that. I don't even know much about myself…how can she?"

"I don't understand," said Yugi. Yami looked around the room, and found a copy of Zombire, an American comic Yugi had become interested in a while back.

"Take this woman," said Yami, flipping to a page where Zombire rescues a helpless girl from a criminal. "She can't even see his face, but he did something heroic, and now she claims she loves him." Yugi nodded. "Don't you see, Yugi? Tea thinks she loves me because I'm her hero. She's still young, so like any girl she's going to have a fantasy romance. I think even she, deep down, knows that she and I will never have a relationship. Trust me, Yugi, if anyone is right for Tea, it's you."

"Oh, I see what you're saying," said Yugi, his mood lifting. "Tea only likes you because you're like a superhero to her. But she likes me for who I am!" Yami nodded.

"Yes, Yugi. To Mokuba, Kaiba is his hero…but does that mean Mokuba is in love with--"

"That's disgusting!" said Yugi. "But no. He's not. Thanks Yami, you've made me feel a little better about things."

"I'll always be there for you, Yugi." Then Yami disappeared.

The next day, Yugi and his grandfather went to the doctor's to have a check-up. The doctor listened to his heart, and examined his surgical incision. The stitches got to come out, because his skin was easily repairing itself over the wound. It still hadn't been confirmed that it was a gunshot wound.

"Do you have any pains from time to time?" asked the doctor.

"No. Not from my bullet- uh, stab wound."

"Have you ever bled from the scab?"

"No."

"Have the police found the knife that was used on you?" the doctor pushed.

"Actually…funny story…" said Yugi. And the whole thing came out.

At Mai's apartment, Joey was dressed and all set to go look for a job-------- but the doorbell rang and it was the cops.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"Hi, you're Joseph Wheeler, remember us?" asked the cop, showing his badge. It was the same cop who evicted Joey from his home.

"Um, no."

"You're under arrest for armed assault on Yugi Mutou, and charges of unlicensed gun-ownership," he said, cuffing Joey.

"What's going on?" asked a scared Mai."

"Ma'am, we're officially taking this man in for questioning. Move it!" he ordered.

"I'll be back before dinner!" Joey joked.

"Don't count on it," grunted another cop.

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