I guess I'm a bit anxious. Who wouldn't be? I'm getting out of the hospital today! It feels like it's been forever. Surprisingly it's only been three weeks. Of course it would feel like it's been forever, I'm in a hospital! The only thing to do here is eat and sleep, or at least what I don't get bored of easily. I stayed in the hospital so the doctors could try to fix my arm. But I've been missing school, so my mom is getting me out.
The school sent me flowers since I've been out so long. The flowers are already dieing though. Why do people send people who are in the hospital flowers? I don't know about anyone else, but they remind me of dieing. I don't think anyone in the hospital wants to be reminded of death.
Where is Yami? He's already out of the hospital. He was out 3 weeks ago. He goes to the same school I do pf course, so he's getting all of my homework for me. I've been hearing that he's been doing well. I don't believe it. Tea told me that he can't do gym and he tries to avoid exercise because his back is still sore.
He has come to visit me. He came everyday after he got out. He came right after school. He would give me my homework, explain any lesson I missed, helped me with anything I don't get, then I'd figure out the problem and he would write it down for me. Also he mad me practice writing with my left hand. I don't really need to though; the school is going to have me do my homework on a computer.
To be honest, we never got far when he had me practice writing with my left hand. I would try my name a couple of times, and then we'd look at it and just start laughing or somehow forget about it. I'm glad that's how it always turned out because I didn't want to have to think about then when he came to visit. I also didn't want to do homework, because it's homework, but I appreciated how yami made sure I didn't fall behind.
That conversation we had three weeks ago was just a huge mess.
"Why!"
"Why, what?" He responded.
Suddenly, I realized I couldn't ask him why he protects me, putting his own life at stake. I had nothing else to say, so I made up something at the top of my head.
"Everything that happened." I took a breath. "Why does everything happen to us?" I hoped that was convincing enough. At first it seemed like it wasn't. He looked at me, wondering. I was sure that he caught on. I was positive that he knew that wasn't really what I meant. I was just waiting for him to ask me what it was that I really wanted to ask. He looked at me for a while. At this point I was hoping that he caught on. We've known each other long enough! Then he smiled. I knew it was coming. He figured it out. I had to tell him the truth this time. If I didn't he would figure out that whatever else I said wasn't the truth either.
"Yugi, you should know as well as I do that no one can control what happens. But in the end good things will come out of it." He stopped for a second. I was wondering how he didn't figure it out. I was actually shocked. "That's all I'll say until you want to ask me what you really want to know. "He did figure it out, he just didn't want to pressure me.
"Thank you."
"No problem." That Yami! Always a hero, even when he almost died and he's in the hospital.
So that's all it was. I wonder now if I just made a big deal out of the whole thing. But it was a big deal. Yami could've died. I would've been saved, with a cost. So it's all my fault.
Also it's my fault he can't do gym. He was an awesome player. He really was awesome. Because, well, King of Games meant all games. Half of it was luck, I'm sure of that. He's not perfect. He has trouble with tests. He doesn't have all A's of course. He's just really good with games.
And it's my fault he can't play them. His back is still sore. Whenever he came to visit he would pretend it's not, but he would be careful sitting up or standing down. It broke my heart, but I had to pretend I didn't notice. I didn't want to bring up the fact that it was my fault. Also I can never tell that I will start paying off my dept. It's an unspoken debt. Which is why I can't complete my question. Which is also why my life is so complicated!
Tea has been just awesome. She would come with Yami when he came to visit me. She wouldn't stay as long as Yami would, but to make up for it she would come back later during the day. She said she didn't want me to be alone. I hardly was.
While my friends were at school the doctors would come in and look at my arm to see if there was anything they could do. They would say there could be some sort of treatment they could do. It seems like they tried everything, but nothing ever worked. I want to believe that me staying in the hospital was a complete waste of time, but I make myself think that this was all for a reason.
Being awake is going to make this day too long. I need to sleep. When I wake up I want to see my family and go home.
I heard a soft, loving voice say, "Yugi wake up!"
"Huh?" I opened my eyes and realized it was my mom.
She smiled and said, "Good morning, sorry to wake you. I thought you would want to e woken up."
"You thought right." I sat up in bed. Besides my mother, Yami, Joey, and Tristan came. Yami carefully sat down in a chair by my bed.
"Hey man, ready to go home?" Joey seemed happy to see me.
"Hey Joey, you bet!"
"Good to hear."
"School's been real dull without you." Tristan also seemed delighted, but at this time in the morning he isn't very energetic.
:"Really?"
"Yeah, everyone kept asking Tea a bunch of questions while Yami was out, but for the past two weeks people have been gathering around both of them, asking them how you're doing." Tristan replied.
"They're probably gonna ask you a bunch of questions." Joey stated.
"Yeah, but I'm glad I'm coming back."
"Yugi, I brought you some clothes to change into." My mom handed me the clothes that she brought.
"What? You brought that outfit?" Yami asked, looking at the clothes that I laid on the bed.
"Yes, what's wrong with them?" My mom didn't see what the big deal was. Come to think of it, neither did I.
"That's the same thing I'm wearing!" Yami said. I examined the clothes. He's right. It was the same black-long sleeve shirt, black pants, and gray vest that Yami was wearing.
"Well, Yugi hasn't worn this outfit in a while, I didn't realize you were wearing it."
"That's ok, but if you have trouble telling us apart, just remember that I'm the one with the upside-down pyramid on a chain hanging around my neck." Yami said regaining his cool. A drive-by shooting couldn't get him to lose it, but us wearing the same outfit could? We used to wear the same outfit all the time anyway. Yami is a strange character.
"Hey, the sooner Yug changes, the sooner we can get out of this place! So let's give him some privacy." Joey said going out the door.
"Good point." Tristan said following him.
"We're right outside when you're ready." My mom said, also leaving.
"Will you need any help Yugi?" Yami asked me while he carefully stood up.
"No, I think I'm good."
"Ok, let me know if you need any help." Yami walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. I stood up and took off my shirt. It was definitely complicated, but I did it. Putting on a shirt was more complicated than taking it off. I have to grab my arm and put it in the sleeve. It was the same way with the vest.
The pants were all around hard. Taking them off wasn't too bad. Putting them on was the real challenge. I fell several times with a loud thud, loud enough for everyone to ask, "Are you okay?" Once they were up to my waste I realized I had to do the belt. Putting on a buckle belt one handed is impossible, or at least very, very hard. It took a while, but it felt good when I accomplished it.
Then I had to put on the socks and shoes. The socks took a while, but they were sort of easy. But I am thankful that my shoes don't have laces. I wouldn't be able to tie them. These were the shoes with the little snaps.
Also I had to wear a sling for my arm. I chose black to match my outfit. So I finished dressing. Mostly the reason I kept falling was because I've been lying in bed for the last three weeks. So my legs needed to stretch. It felt good to get out of bed. Now I open the door to let them know I'm done. The only one there was Yami.
"Your mom went to go sign you out Yugi." Yami said, pointing to my mom who was at the counter signing papers. "She told me to wait for you, then when you're done to take you to the waiting room where Joey and Tristan are."
"Ok, let's get waiting."
"I've already waited forever, Yugi!" Yami said, implying that I dress slowly.
"Yami, where's Tea? I thought she'd be here."
"Well, don't say anything, but she's waiting you at home. Here Yugi, take this. Don't open it until we get home." Yami handed me an envelope. I put the envelope in my vest pocket. I really wanted to know what it was, and why Tea was at the house waiting for me. This was very suspicious. We went into the waiting room. Of course, Joey and Tristan were snacking on everything imaginable from the snack machine.
"Is everyone ready to go?" My mom came up to us when she finished signing papers.
"Yeah, let's go." Joey jumped up and went towards the door. We all left the hospital and went out to the car. My mom unlocked the car with her keys and pushed a button on the driver's side that unlocked the doors. Yami opened the passenger door for me. I sat down and buckled my seat belt. Tristan sat in the seat behind the driver's seat. Joey sat in the middle in the back seat. And Yami was in the seat behind the passenger seat.
"Hey, Yug, while you're up there put on some cool music." Joey said leaning forward to make eye contact with me.
"Now wait a second, we're in my car, we listen to what I want." My mom said while looking in her rear view mirror to switch lanes.
"Can you pick something cool?" Joey asked.
"Right now I want to listen to whatever my son wants to listen to." My mom said, smiling at me and ending the discussion.
"Then pick something Yug!" Joey handed me the CD case that was behind the passenger seat.
"I'm fine with whatever you want Joey."
"What about me? Do I have a say in it?" Tristan asked, crossing his arms.
"Sure you do. I'll pick the CD, you tell me if you like it or not. If you like it I'll play it, if not then I'll play it anyway."
"Real funny"
"Hey Yami, what do you want to listen to?" I noticed that Yami was being quiet, so I decided to give him the responsibility of picking the music. He always chooses something good.
"Huh, what?" That wasn't the response I wanted.
"What CD do you want to listen to?"
"Yeah, you always pick something good." Tristan said.
"That's what I was thinking." Apparently I'm not the only one who knew. "Here Yami, pick one." I held the CD case behind my seat to hand it to him.
"Ok, here, put this one in." Yami handed me the CD and I put it in the CD player.
"We're home." My mom said as we pulled into the driveway.
"What?" We all said simultaneously.
"You guys took too long picking a CD."
"Rats!"
"Then next time it will be the first thing we listen to." I said, just so not Yami's efforts would not go to waste. Yami opened his door, carefully got out of the car, and opened my door. I could have done it with my left hand, but he wanted to be nice. We got out of the car and my mom locked it.
My mom unlocked the front door. Does she know Tea is in there? It wouldn't be locked if she knew. I went in and hurried up the stairs. I could tell my mom was looking at me wondering what was up. I had hurried past her; she was still downstairs. But She must have shrugged it off. I opened my bedroom door, and there she was.
"Hi Yugi!"
"Tea, what's this all about?"
"Read the note." I wondered what she meant by that. Then I remembered that card in an envelope that Yami gave me at the hospital. I pulled it out of my vest pocket and opened it. Opening it was trouble with one hand. Actually, I had Tea open it. But she handed me the card. I opened the card and read it.
Yugi, for the past two weeks I've been collecting all of the allowance money you would have earned, had you been here. I've been doing the chores you would have been doing, and my own chores. But don't worry about paying me back. I still owe you from that trip to the bookstore and filling your bedroom with books. Anyway, the money in this envelope should be enough to last you and Tea all day. All day is until 1am, I am extending your curfew. Your mom and grandpa don't know anything about this. Neither do Joey and Tristan. I decided to keep it secret just in case that's the way you wanted it. So you and Tea have lots of fun. And if this money doesn't last you all day, then you've bought too much candy!
"Yami leaves long and detailed notes." I said sarcastically, giving the card to Tea for her to return to the envelope. She handed me the money that was in the card and sat on the bed to count it.
"His handwriting is really small."
"I agree."
"How much money did he leave you?"
"That's for me to know, but there is a lot."
"That's what Yami said when I asked him."
"Great minds think alike." I said, feeling a bit happy about all this money. Then it hit me, if I saved up my allowance money from now on I'll be rich! Maybe I can get a car. And Tea will like me! We'll be driving to school instead of walking! I can learn to drive one handed. Where has all that money gone? Maybe I do buy too much candy. Then Yami came into the room.
"I'll keep Joey and Tristan busy on video games. You two sneak out. If they ask I'll tell them you're taking a nap. And be quiet when coming home tonight, your parents will be asleep. Remember, they think you're asleep in your room. And your curfew isn't really supposed to be 1am."
"Ok, ...uh." I had no idea what the heck was going on.
"Go downstairs quietly after I do. I'll make sure their eyes stay on the TV Then go out the front door and be on your mary-ways."
"Ok, thanks!" Tea said happily, clearly she and Yami were the only ones who knew what was going on.
"No problem." He left, leaving the door open for us, so we wouldn't make a sound opening it. I'm not sure why though. "I'm coming you guys, ready to get whipped?" We heard Yami asking Joey and Tristan while he was going down the stairs.
"Yeah, we're ready!" We could hear Joey saying.
"Tea, what's going on?" I finally got to ask.
"Yugi, three weeks ago I made you a promise."
"I don't remember what it-" Then and there Tea kissed me on my right cheek. I wasn't ready for it. It was a nice surprise. Things were going well for me.
"Now do you remember?"
"Well, now that you-yeah." I said blushing. She just laughed.
"Well, come on!" We left the room, and I checked to see of the coast was clear, and it was. Then I looked over the banister to see if Joey and Tristan were preoccupied. They were. Yami even seemed like he was really into it, as if he already forgot about us. Of course, he's a game freak. Wait, so am I. Well, I don't even think he'll notice. We snuck downstairs and quietly opened the door. I allowed her to go out first, and then I went out and quietly closed the door behind me.
I looked at Tea and realized she wasn't wearing just any outfit. She looked really nice. She planned this! She is wearing an outfit similar to the one she wore when I set her and Yami up on a date. Except she's wearing a black top instead of yellow. I'm not sure wh7y she would wear something so similar.
"You look nice Tea."
"Thanks Yugi, you do too!"
"So, where are we going?"
"Well, we're going somewhere we've gone before, but this time it will be different."
"Where, different how?"
"You'll see, it's a surprise!"
"Ok Tea."
We walked for a while, and everything started to look familiar. I just wish I could remember! Wherever we went, it was a long while ago.
"So Yugi, are you ready to go back to school?"
"Yeah, even though it's school, I have missed it."
"Everything is going to be so much more fun with you back."
"Was I really that important?"
"Yugi, you're always important, school or not!"
"Thanks, where are we going?"
"You'll see soon enough."
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