"I hate waiting."
"But you're always so patient."
"Was that sarcasm?"
"Yes, you and Joey are the most impatient people I know."
"You didn't have to put it that way."
"But you're impatient in a good way."
"Is there a good way?"
"Well, yeah."
"I'm afraid I'm not following."
"Some of the time you are patient, and sometimes you aren't."
"Uh huh."
"You're patient up to the point where the world needs saving, or a friend is in danger."
"Saving the world one friend at a time." Tea laughed at what I just said. I thought about it, and that was kind of cheesy, what I just said. Man, that's cheesy. I didn't say it cheesy. I said it kind of, dazed. So maybe that's why she laughed. Either way it was really cheesy.
"You're so funny."
"You've never said that before."
"I know, anyway, I know you hate waiting, but I also know you love surprises. That usually makes up for the waiting part."
"It depends, is it a good surprise, or a bad surprise?'
"What do you mean?"
"Will I like it?"
"Of course you will, would I take you if I knew you wouldn't?"
"Well Tea, I've dealt with dark forces. For all I know you could be disguised as Tea leading me into a trap."
Tea laughed again. "No, this is the real Tea, and this is the place."
"Domino Park?" Yep, Domino Park. It's the place that Tea took me to when there was that bomber guy. I remember that it started out with Tea getting mad at me for reading the newspaper. Now I can't even hold one. Also I remember Tea was trying to make Yami appear. I should've known then what was going on. But I didn't even know Yami existed, or why I kept blacking out. I wouldn't even know now what she tried to do if she didn't apologize for it a while back. She said she felt really bad because she was being selfish and ditsy. That's what she said, I would never call her that.
I was ok with the whole thing before she told what happened. Ever since I found out about Yami, I realized that was the reason I kept blacking out. As long as something or someone was in danger it was ok. But after he stopped the bomber he didn't switch back to me. I don't know whose fault that was. If Tea didn't give him the chance, or if Yami wanted to be with Tea. Or could it have been my fault, maybe I could've switched back but I didn't want to because I liked what was going on.
I talked to Yami about this. I told him that Tea said she was sorry. Then he looked worried, and then he had a look of guilt. He started apologizing, and he wouldn't stop. He said he was being selfish for not giving me back my body. He said he felt horrible that he took away more time of my life for himself. I didn't say anything; I just let him go on. I didn't know if I should forgive Tea or not, and if I should forgive Yami or not. I never told them that I forgive them. I just let them go on until they were finished. Then I walked away. I could feel their hurt as I walked off. As if at that moment my forgiveness was the most important thing in the world. The hurt felt so strong, I figured they would cry when I left the room. Being able to make people feel this way is more than I can handle.
The thought of it depresses me. Why did she bring me here? Last time it was a disaster. She only called it a date when Yami appeared. I had no clue what was going on. I blacked out. She was only happy when I was gone. Is there someone else in my head that I don't know about that she's trying to seek? When I finally go away, will she be happy? I have to forget all these thoughts. But I need to know what is going on!
"Yugi, what's wrong?"
"Huh?"
"You just seemed to doze off on me."
"Sorry Tea."
"Do you want to go somewhere else?"
"No, I'm excited to come back here. It's been forever. I was just thinking how badly Yami is beating Joey and Tristan at video games." I had to make up something. Of course, once again I was sure she'd see right through it.
"It seemed more of a sad dozing off, as if you had something important on your mind."
"Nope, I'm really excited! I'm not sad. We're going to have lots of fun, just as Yami said." I smiled really big and innocently as I fibbed. Not a lying smile, but a convincing smile that only I can pull off, and maybe Mokuba would probably pull that off on Kaiba. Maybe I was making a big deal about this. Just because we're going back to this place, doesn't mean she'll have the same intentions.
"Ok, but now that you mention it, Joey and Tristan are probably begging to let them win."
"Yeah, he's probably even tried to let them win, but he still wins anyways. You can't help but feel bad for them."
"Bad that they're going to be crying. But then it becomes funny, so you start to laugh."
"It is pretty funny."
"Come on, let's get wet while it's still daytime."
"But Tea, I don't have my swim trunks."
"Don't worry, I'm always prepared. I brought the swim trunks you bought for the summer last time we went shopping. Remember those black ones? They were laying on your bed so I grabbed them while I was waiting in your bedroom."
"Then I guess I have no excuse."
"I wouldn't let you use one anyways."
"I know."
"Yugi, come on, we have to go to the dressing rooms."
"Dressing rooms?" Tea took me over to the dressing rooms to change. She handed me my shorts and headed me to the men's dressing room. Before I went in she stopped me.
"Wait."
"What?"
"How are you going to change with only one arm?"
"Oh yeah, don't worry. I'll manage."
"I was wondering how you even got dressed today."
"It's a funny story, it was pretty complicated. But I'll tell you all about it after my second attempt of changing clothes."
Tea giggled. "Ok, good luck."
"Oh I don't need luck, I've got skill." I walked into one of the stalls and closed the door. First I tackled the shirt. Well, the vest, then the shirt of course. It was fairly difficult. But I can accomplish this in no time with practice. I just kicked off the shoes and pulled off my socks before removing the pants. I kept falling when I was taking off my pants, with a loud thud of course. Other people outside would ask if I was ok, and that it sounded like I hit my head on something. I just said I was fine and tried to fall quieter. It was definitely fun! But I discovered that putting on shorts one handed is a lot easier than putting on pants one handed. Finally, I was finished. I grabbed my clothes and walked out of the dressing room.
Tea's bathing suit was royal blue, and a two piece. It was the one she bought when we went shopping last time. She rapped a towel around herself for now.
"Here Yugi, put sun block on." She handed me the bottle of sun block.
"Did you already put sun block on?"
"Yeah, wait. Mum... Here, I'll put it on you back. You put it on your right arm, and I'll help putting it on you left arm." Man, I forgot about my one arm. This makes things more difficult. Except, she's helping putting it on. Things are going well for me. Tea put some of the lotion in my left hand. I put it on my right arm and everywhere I could reach or apply it to. She put some in her hands and spread it on my back. She also spread some on my left arm, since I can't put it on my left arm with my left hand.
"Thanks Tea."
"No problem, are you ready Yugi?"
"Yeah."
"Come on, let's go jump in the water." With that we set our stuff down on some chairs and jumped into the water. We splashed each other for a while, then we got in line for the really long water slide together. When we got on she held me in the floaty, just in case my left arm couldn't hold me in by itself/ I told her I was fine, but she insisted. So to counter I asked how she would stay in. She said she'd want to be holding me if she was falling out. I'm not sure what sort of way she meant that. My mind tricks me into thinking that she could mean that in a "more than friend way" but it's just a trick because she likes Yami.
After that we went on the slide again. And again, and again. Then we went on other water rides. There weren't that many, so we went on them several times.
When it was lunchtime we ate pizza at the park and continued going on all of the rides. We went back on the slide that we first went on. She held onto me so I wouldn't fall out. But it was strange, at the top of the slide, right before we were about to drop, she whispered in my ear. I couldn't hear exactly what she said. This is what I think she said,
"Yugi, you can go ahead and call this a date, if you want."
"What?- aaaah!" That was me, yelling because of the drop. Is that really what she said though? When we got to the bottom and I was sitting in the water, it looked like she winked at me. I thought I was imagining things. Then she helped me up and I figured I did imagine it. Then we were tired of those rides, so we just sat in the water and splashed each other. When it became evening we changed back into normal clothes. Then we decided to leave and figure out where to go for dinner.
"So, Tea, where do you want to eat?"
"Anywhere not too expansive."
"Forget about money, anywhere you want to eat is fine."
"Anywhere?"
"Anywhere."
"Well, there is that fancy Italian restaurant that just opened up. I really wanted to try the food there."
"Then let's go there."
"But Yugi, it's a fancy restaurant. We're dressed casual."
"Well, what I'm wearing will work. I'm a guy, and this has a collar. But let's go somewhere and get you a nice dress."
"But Yugi, ummmm...well, it's a really nice place, to take someone out to dinner. And I was wondering, if you wanted to call this a date."
"I want whatever you want Tea."
Tea smiled and said. "Then it's official, this is a date."
"Well then, let's go." Now I was confused. Tea did want this to be a date? But she likes Yami. Women are puzzling. I didn't think I'd have to worry about that because I didn't think I'd solve a gold puzzle that's shaped like a pyramid but upside-down and have a 5000 year old spirit that used to be a pharaoh live inside my head for a while then get his own body! After all the stuff we've been through it all summarizes down to that, except for the whole saving the world several times part. So there's two things that could be going on, she's trying to be nice and this whole date thing isn't as big of a deal as I'm making it, or she really does want to go out with me, but I'm not catching these hints. I haven't noticed any. But now I'll keep my eyes open for them, because I really want to go out with her.
"Yugi."
"Yeah."
"Where are we going?" That's a good question, where are we going? Where have we been walking to?" We need to find some place with nice evening-going-out-to-dinner-for-a-date dresses. Of course! This is perfect! We're heading towards the mall.
"We're going to the mall, can't you tell?"
"Well, yeah. But I was just making sure, there's other clothes stores around here." Yeah, and they're a lot cheaper. Why are we going to the mall?
"Tea, you don't deserve one of those cheap dresses. You should get a nice," expensive "durable dress."
"Yugi, you're so sweet."
"No, you do deserve it."
"For what?"
"For making sure I was never alone."
"No problem."
"We're here!" I opened the front door to the mall. I let Tea in first, then I walked in. We went to a clothes store that has evening dresses.
"Now Tea, find something you like that fits you and we can get out of here." Tea went over to clothes rack and grabbed some things she liked.
"Yugi, are you coming?"
"Where?"
"Wait outside the dressing room for me." Now I'll never admit it, but for a second there I made myself hear what I wanted to hear. And what I wanted to hear was,
"Yugi, are you coming?"
"Where?"
"Come inside the dressing room with me." I knew that was wrong though. I'll never admit it though because of something else I won't admit. I'm afraid of Tea kicking my butt. I know she can. I don't think she'd ever hurt me. But I like not taking risks.
"Well."
"Uh, yeah Tea?"
"Then come on."
"Ok." I followed her to the dressing room. I waited outside. It was driving me nuts thinking of her; she's changing in the same building I'm in! If I could I would control these kinds of thoughts. But I am a guy, a teen-age guy. I am just a typical guy, as a girl would probably call it.
"Yugi."
"Yeah."
"I need your help."
"Uh...what?"
"What? Oh, come on! I'm covered!"
"Uh, what could I do?"
"Just come here." I walked up to the door of the stall she was in. She opened the door and she was standing there, her back was facing me and she was holding her hair up.
"Could you zip this up Yugi?"
"Uh...um..sure!" All I could do was stutter. Things were definitely going my way today. But it certainly was an awkward feeling. I zipped the zipper the top, nice and easy with my left hand. She dropped her hair.
"Thanks."
"No problem."
"What do you think of this dress?"
"It's nice." She was wearing a really tight, bright red dress with spaghetti straps. The length of it was a little above mid-thigh.
"I don't like this one. Ii makes my butt look huge."
"Ok." In my opinion it was fine. But apparently it's not to her. Whatever, it's her choice.
"Ok, you can stand outside again. I don't think I'll need her help with this one." I walked out and sat down. I waited again, until she came out.
"Yugi, what do you think of this?" The dress was light blue and it looked comfortable for a girl. It was loose fitting, and the top was sort of a halter top. The strap that went around the neck was about an inch wide. The bottom went down to her knees. I wish I didn't know so much about girls and their clothes. Unfortunately this isn't the first time I've gone clothes shopping with Tea.
"It's pretty."
"I don't like this one either. It's not tight enough; it makes my chest look smaller " I don't see anything wrong with that dress. Her body is perfect no matter what. So it was the same thing, dress after dress, something wrong with each one. We spent a good two hours there, with her just trying on dresses. I am going nuts! Women are nuts! It makes me wonder what's going on inside their heads. Of course, I shutter at the thought.
"Yugi, how's this one?" I didn't even look at the dress. I just answered the question.
"Yeah, it's good. I like it." And now, here comes the reason she doesn't like it.
"Really, I think I like it too." What's wrong with it this time? She says she likes it...what? Did she say she likes it, as in...there's nothing wrong with it? Yes, thank you! I looked at the dress that was finally...fine! Wow, the dress she's wearing is perfect. It's black, and it's really tight. It's strapless and it's about three or four inches above her knees. Yep, that's the one!
"How many dresses have I gone through?" Tea asked while I continue staring at the dress. I knew how many, she went through twenty-nine dresses. This is the fiftieth. I wasn't going to tell her that!
"I'm sure it's no more than thirty." But I'll imply it.
"40...41...42...43...44..45..." Tea counted as she pointed to all the dresses she tried on to check them off. "I'm sorry. We've been here for two hours and I've tried on fifty dresses." I knew she would figure it out. Girls are like that. They're the ones who tried them on. I would've lost count around ten-err- I mean, not dresses!
"The important thing is that you found the right one." I tried to sound like it was no big deal. But I've gone clothes shopping with her before. This is a new record. Well, except for when we went shopping for bathing suits. This ties with the bathing suits. I was there looking for swim trunks, all I had to do was look for ones I like, (black of course) look for the smallest size, then them on, and that was all.
She had to decide between one piece or two piece. She asked me, but I didn't answer. My answer would have been, 'two piece, or a really revealing one piece.' Or at least that's what I knew I had to stop myself from saying. Why did she ask me anyways? I'm not a girl; I didn't know what wearing either was like.
After she decided to get a two-piece, unless she saw a "really cute" one-piece bathing suit. She went to find ones she liked. And she liked a lot of them. Then there was a lot that were too big, or too small. Then she had to decide which ones were uncomfortable of which ones she knew would "ride up." Then she narrowed it down to ten and couldn't decide so she found more and did the whole process over.
When I realized I was staring off into space, again, Tea was looking at me. She was still wearing the dress. She looked mad. I just smiled innocently.
"Yugi, where are you staring?"
"Uh...staring?"
"Yes Yugi, you're staring at me, where are you staring?" I was in trouble
"Tea, it's not what you think. I was just staring off into space. In fact, I was just remembering the time you were trying on swim suits." That didn't seem to make her less mad. That really didn't come out right.
"You think that's better? You're still perverted!" I slapped my forehead.
"No, what I meant was that I was remembering how last time we were here for a while." Uh, oh. That didn't come out right either.
"You said it didn't matter as long as I found the perfect fit. Now you're complaining about it?"
"No, it's just that, well..." Maybe it was better when she thought I was perverted. "I'm getting hungry and I was thinking that you must be too."
"Oh, then let's go eat already." She put on a smile and went back into the dressing room to take the dress off. I sighed of relief. That was a close one. Girls are nuts. Women are nuts.
She came out back in the clothes she was in when we came here. We walked up to the counter. She handed the clerk the dress and the clerk scanned the tag. Tea took her pink wallet out of her pink purse.
"Don't worry, I'll pay for it." I took my black wallet that had a chain on it, with the money Yami gave me inside of it, out of my pocket with my left hand.
"No, that's ok. I couldn't make you pay for it. It's too much."
"You're not making me, I'm offering. I have enough. We'll still have enough to go to that restaurant and we'd have extra."
"But I shouldn't let you. You paid for Domino Park and lunch."
"And I shouldn't let you. It was my idea to get the dress. I didn't want you to have to walk all the way home and find one. I'm paying for it and that's final"
"But guys don't buy girls dresses."
"It's a gift!" I've never bought a dress before. This was an interesting experience. More acquired than interesting. I handed the wallet to Tea. She sighed as if to say, "Fine." and she took the money out of the wallet for me. She handed the money to the clerk; put the change she handed Tea in my wallet, then handed my wallet back to me. The clerk bagged the dress and handed it to Tea. "Ok, let's go!"
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