Obsession

by Angel's Charm

While receiving a gift, the boy never knew what was going to happen... Yaoi! YY, BR, MM and maybe others.

2. Receiving and talking

Here's chapter 2 (finally) -wink-

Title: Obsession

Author: Angel's Charm
Chapters: 2-?
Summary: Yuugi receives the Millennium Puzzle…with a twist.
Genre: General
Rating: Rated K
Pairings: Maybe a bit Y/Y, don't know yet.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I can dream. And dream I do… -dream-
Warning: OOC Yuugi! Don't like, don't read!

"Speaking"
Thinking

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Chapter 2.: Receiving and talking

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Suguroko peered into the chamber. Yuugi loved the dark, and therefore always made sure his room was dark. The heavy, crimson colored curtains in front of the window were closed ( as always), and the only light came from a couple of candles. The black walls didn't improve the brightness of the room either. The candlelight made Yuugi's knives shimmer dangerously, and it also made Suguroku shiver. He really did NOT like this room.

The old man let his eyes adjust to the dark. When they were, he spotted Yuugi. The boy was busy cleaning his collection of already sparkling knives. The teen wore all black leather, with heavy chains all across the entire outfit. He also wore a belt that was purely for decoration. His hair was wild and spiky but gave off a certain shine to it while his eyes were narrowed, showing a dark purple colour.

"Hey Jii-chan. What brings you here?"

The boy stood up and shot his grandfather a questioning glance, while dusting himself off.

"Well, as you know, it's your birthday today, and…"

"My birthday? Wow, I forgot it myself" Yuugi grinned sheepishly at his grandfather.
"I'll guess I have to take your word then, ne?"

"Figures. Anyway, I thought I could buy you a present" How could he forget his own birthday? Why don't I have a normal grandson? Oh, the questions of life…

He handed Yuugi the box and nervously waited while said teen examined it. Open it already! Damn it! Yes, that's it! Not so slowly! It's not breakable…I think. Boh, it's already in pieces, so OPEN IT ALREADY! Suguroko was on the break of a nerve collision when Yuugi finally revealed a golden box.

"It's cool, Jii-chan! Where did you get it from?" Yuugi's eyes were shining with interest.

"It's from Egypt. Arthur and I dug it up. Open it!" His tone betrayed his impatience.

Yuugi shot his grandfather a questioning glance, but he didn't press it and complied. He took off the lid and peeked inside the box.

"Seems cool. But Jii-chan, WHAT is it exactly?"

"It's a 3D puzzle. I don't know the form though. I tried to solve it, but failed miserably. So did Arthur. So we thought you should try it. You're good with puzzles, and you know how to handle sharp and dangerous stuff." He gestured to the room.

"What's that has to do with it?"

"Well, for starters, it's a very hard one. We didn't manage to get even 2 pieces together. But there's more: every time we tried to puzzle in a piece, it started to glow, and cut us. Or it gave us a shock. Or did something nasty. We didn't try for long." He grinned sheepishly.

Yuugi looked at him with a I-may-be-a-bit-naïve-but-I'm-not-stupid-look.

Suguroku sighed. "Look."

He rolled up his sleeve and showed his arm to Yuugi. The teen looked at it with mild interest. There were little scars from the palm till his lower arm, but also other things, like faint marks of burn wounds. The thing that intrigued Yuugi, was that they formed a kind of pattern… But it was probably a kind of joke. Magic didn't exist. Nor did burning puzzles.

"And you say that's from that puzzle? Jii-chan, I'm not that stupid. Maybe you should try and say that it's a magical puzzle too, that can fulfil wishes. Anyway, if it is so sharp, why don't you use it as scissor? Or paper cutter? Or something like that? And if it burns, you can use it as pan to bake an omelette."

Yuugi grinned from ear to ear. Suguroku merely sighed (again).

"You may laugh what you want, Yuugi, I know what I've seen…and felt. But, you may try and solve it. I'm curious what it will do."

Suguroko left the room and a laughing Yuugi with only one thought in mind. Popsicles, here I come! (1)

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Yuugi's P.O.V.

A magical puzzle. Suuuure. Where was I? Ah, my precious…

Yuugi picked up his knife, his cloth and started cleaning the already shining weapon.

...2 hours later...

Finally done. What can I do now? Mmmm, where did I put that puzzle? Ah, here it is. Now, let's see…this one looks like a corner piece, and this one should be the centre piece. Can't be that hard. Jii-chan was so trying to trick me. Hmm, this one is interesting.

He held up a weird, big piece. It had a strange eye on it. Yuugi remembered that eye: the Eye of Horus. Well, that proved that the puzzle came from Egypt. But, on the other hand, you could buy everything in a souvenir store.

Let's examine this oooh so dangerous and nasty and glowing puzzle-of-hell a bit closer…

Yuugi turned the box around so that it spilled it's contents.

Let's see. Corner piece here, centre here and…what's that?

It was a strange piece with a loop on one side, and the other side had a carving on it. Probably an Egyptian hieroglyph, or the sign of a company. Maybe… the previous owner?Nah, will be a brand or something like that. He dismissed it and started putting the puzzle together. Yuugi got three pieces right, but then put in the wrong one. The puzzle fell back apart.

"No, no, no! Don't tell me you're like that! I hate such puzzles!"

Yuugi groaned before putting the same three pieces together and trying another one. This one did fit. Now, if I put in the wrong one, they will fall apart again. So I'll have to be very careful. He examined another puzzle piece and tried it. Yes! Five down, and…-Yuugi looked to the other puzzle pieces- a lot more to go. Yuugi sighed. Maybe tomorrow. I'm just not in the mood today. Besides, dinner will be ready in a couple of instants.

No longer had he thought that of he could hear Suguroko yell.

"Yuugi! Dinner's ready!

"I'm coming, grandpa!" he yelled back.

He put away the puzzle, blew out the candles and went down. Now why had he this strange feeling of being watched?

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...3rd person's P.O.V...

Yuugi grabbed a chair and started to eat. The French Fries didn't last long on his plate, nor did the tomatoes and the burger. Hey, this was his favourite food after all. He like having his birthday.

"How's the puzzle going, Yuugi?" Suguroko looked at him expectantly.

"Well, other then the fact that that thing always falls apart every time I put a piece wrong, just fine. It isn't as hard as you said it is."

Suguroku grinned at his grandsons face.

"But for the rest, it didn't do anything? No shining, glowing? No…wounds yet?"

He sure is a good actor, the teen thought.

Yuugi sighed. " Grandpa, there's no such thing as cutting puzzles. They don't exist. It's just a puzzle. An annoying as hell puzzle, but a not shining puzzle! Puzzles just don't do that kind of thing. They're objects and photos, cut into pieces, and you have to try to piece them back together. Nothing more, nothing less. That's why it is called a p-u-z-z-l-e." He emphasised the word puzzle.

"Then how do you explain my scars? I saw them appearing on my skin! I saw that puzzle glowing, as if it not wanted that I would solve it."

"Grandpa, you probably got those by working in the garden or something like that. And that light was merely a reflection. You have to admit that your story seems ridiculous."

At Suguroku's look, he added, "I'm willing to accept it, but I need proof. And you can't show me that."

Everything to get rid of your fantasy… Yuugi was getting desperate, also because Suguroku was desperatly trying to find anything out of the ordinary. For the moment, he had rolled up Yuugi's sleeves and was now checking the poor teens arm with a magnifying glass that just popped out of nowhere. Yuugi pulled his arm back. "Cut it out! It hasn'tdone anything!"He threw his hands in the air and started to jump around to show his point. Suguroku went back to his seat.

"I understand. I'll shut up. Just promise me you'll be careful with that puzzle?"

"I will, grandpa, I promise. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to continue that puzzle."

The boy was gone before Suguroko could object.

"Well, that's just…In my time…Teenagers!"

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Yuugi's P.O.V.

I just can't seem to figure it out. He stared at the puzzle that had fallen apart (again). His record stood on 12 pieces, but he couldn't find the 13th one. I hate this! He took the pieces, puzzled them together and stared. Stared. And stared. Aargh! It's not like that puzzle's going to assemble itself! He took a random piece and pressed it against a random side. It fitted. Yuugi blinked. Or maybe it does…

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(1) Remember the bet? Suguroku promised to eat his shoe if Yuugi didn't like the puzzle, but if Yuugi liked it, he would receive a box of popsicles.

Heh! That's it. Sorry for the long wait, and the hiatus, but I lifted it earlier. I checked the first chapter again, and the first chapter of Domino Mew Mew, and I have a lot of computer troubles. I also have troubles with my parents so you'll have to excuse me for the late updates.

Also a thank you to ac-the-brain-supreme for reviewing and putting me on his/her (are you male or female, you didn't post that in your profile, so I don't know) favorites list! Thank you! -Gives you a Yuugi plushie-

Well, gotta go!
Ja Ne, AC