No Title For Now

Chapter One

Cherry: Yes, I know. I said I was going to discontinue this story, but you know what? I read one of the reviews to it that said I never finish my stories and yo know what? It's true! I am going to change that right now. The updates will still be pretty random at best, but they'll be there. I promise.

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After homeroom, Sensei Mutou gave the class a few minutes to relax before their math class, which was what she actually taught, began. Yami was grateful to the teacher for this, and decided to use this time to try and start at least a small conversation with the new boy.

He turned to Yugi, giving him one of his famous, charming smiles that had pretty much every girl in the school falling over themselves to see.

Yugi's eyes remained fixed on his desk.

Not one to be easily daunted, Yami spoke. "Hey Yugi, why don't you tell me something about yourself?"

Yugi turned to Yami and blinked slowly, almost uncomprehending. "Why do you want to know?" he asked in the same quiet tone he'd been using since he entered the classroom.

"I just want to get to know you. Does there really have to be a reason?" Yami asked, confused.

"I... I guess not, but..." Yugi stuttered, unsure of what to say.

"Yami, could you come here for a second?" Sensei Mutou called suddenly.

"Anou, hai," Yami responded. He rose from his desk, eyes still on Yugi. and made his way to the front of the class where the sensei was still preparing her notes.

She looked at Yami, then her little brother, sighed and then said very quietly, "You should give him a little space. Yugi is a bit afraid of men."

"Nani? Why?" Yami whispered.

Sensei shook her head. "It's not my place to tell you, but just bear in mind that people of his own gender frighten him, and that you should be gentle. I know that gentle isn't your usual thing, but please, if you really want to try to make friends with my brother, that's the only way."

Yami stared at her for a long moment, wondering how she knew that he'd been trying to make friends with Yugi. She smiled and stood from her desk. "Everyone take your seats and please be quiet. Class beings in T-minus now!"

Everyone sat in their proper seats and grumbled about how Sensei Mutou was the oddest teacher in the school.

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It finally hit lunch period. Yugi was very relieved. He and his older sister Mai were going to have lunch together. He was glad that his sister was a teacher there. It had been the entire reason he'd enrolled in this school.

Yugi found his way to the teacher's lounge and knocked timidly. A male teacher in his mid-foreties opened the door.

Yugi froze, completely paralyzed with fear.

"Is something the matter boy?" the teacher asked, irritated that a student had come to the teacher's lounge. His tone did nothing to calm Yugi. "Answer me!" the man barked. Yugi winced, whimpering.

"It's okay, Sensei Hidokai. This is my little brother," came a very calming voice. Yugi looked up and saw Mai standing there.

Hidokai looked at the frightened youth. "Ah, that explains the reaction. Gomen, my boy." And with that, Hidokai walked off.

"Gomen nasai, Yugi. He won't hurt you, but he is a bit of a jerk," Minako told him. "Just one minute, I just have to grab my lunch, and then we're off." She did so, and the pair strode down the hallway, headed outside to enjoy the pleasant fall weather.

Once they'd situated themselves under a maple tree, Mai asked, "Are you enjoying being in a normal school for once?"

Yugi sighed. "It's better than the private school that okaa-san and otou-san made me go to before. At least here, it's not an all-male school." Yugi shuddered and opened his lunch.

Mai sighed. She, and she alone, knew why Yugi was so afraid of men. Even though she understood why Yugi felt the way he did, she still found it a bit exasperating.

Shaking her head, she said, "You know, I don't think you really need to be afraid."

Yugi paused in the act of bring a bit of shimp to his mouth, sighed again, and looked up. "Please don't start that again."

The sheer sadness in his tone made her back off. Mai and Yugi quietly ate their lunches for a while before she spoke up again. "You know, I think Yami might be interested in you."

Yugi turned to her, complete and utter terror in his eyes, and Mai swiftly added, "I think he wants to be your friend."

Yugi relaxed a bit, but only a bit. He was still trembling somewhat. "I'm afraid of him," he whispered, with a underlying tone to his sentence.

Mai caught it, and knew why Yugi was afraid of Yami already, so she just smiled and said, "Don't write him off so easily. I know Yami. He'd make a good friend for you. Give the poor guy a chance."

"But..."

"Look, I told him you're scared of men. I didn't tell him why, but even knowing that you're probably alway going to be a bit afraid of him, he still seemed interested. Isn't part of the reason you wanted out of the other school was so that you might make friends?"

"Yes, female friends."

"Yugi, be fair," Mai scolded. "At least give him a chance."

Yugi turned to his sister to protest, but saw the look on her face and caved. "...okay. I guess I could."

Mai smiled, thinking, Maybe he'll be the one to rid you of your fear.

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Cherry: Heh. Yugi's afraid of men. I can honestly say that I have no idea where that came from, since originally he was just going to be withdrawn. Anyway, shoutouts to kenshinfan21, SlateGrey, Egyptianprincess1691, donthaveaname, Innocent Rain, Istas, Ravenna's Soul, silverwolf407 (thank you for making me realize my bad story habits), and a special thanks to Master Elora Dannan, who gave me the idea of using Mai as Yugi's sister. I'll update as soon as I can. Ja ne!