tada, here is the next chapter, this is mostly a fun chapter i though of while i was secretly cursing my physic homework. also this is the first episode i first though it would be fun to have Airi in so i hope you like it. so hopefuly a fun read and moving the plot along.
again, thanks to all those who have reviewd and given me suggestions, i really aprishiate it.
Chapter 5
After spending a few nights in the hospital grandpa was back to normal. He was released with instructions to rest, which he pretty much ignored. He kept saying that he didn't need it and he was fit as a fiddle. He was so fit he almost threw his back out in the middle of the hospital lobby. It was all Airi and Yugi could do to convince the hospital staff to let him leave. Back home everything went back to normal, if anything in the Muto house was normal. The Blue-eye's Card was returned to its box, with the power of tape reconnecting the two halves.
Couple weeks passed without anything eventful. Friday afternoon found the gang in the living room trying to finish some homework. Tea was reading out review questions. Joey was upside down on the couch, Tristan on the floor near by. Yugi was propped up against Airi's chair. She was sitting with her legs over the arms glaring at her text book. Needless to say, the excitement in the room was almost out of life point.
"What happens when the propellers on a helicopter push against the air when they turn?" Tea read one of the review questions for their upcoming physics test.
"The helicopter goes up." Joey said.
"That wasn't the answer."
"But that's what it does." Tristan said indignantly.
"A technical answer is needed."
"Skip to the next one." Yugi said, not really caring either.
Tea turned the page over.
"What what is the result of an projectile traveling at a high velocity colliding with a stationary object resting against a wall?"
"The what-ya-ma-call-it crashes with the thinga magigger whats it?" Joey was looking cross eyed.
"What happens to you hand if you have it against a wall and someone throws a ball at it." Airi translated, not looking up from her Bio-Anthropology book. Though she was training for archeology she had to have knowledge in all the sub-fields of anthropology.
"Is that what it said?" Tristan's eyes were glazed over. "Can't these people speak normally?"
"Just answer the question." Tea was getting a little cranky.
"The stationary object against the wall gets all the force acting on it because it has no place to go." Yugi recited.
"Please speak a language we all know." Joey moaned.
"Your hand become guacamole." Airi informed him.
"That was quite the explanation, Yugi." Tea complimented, writing the answer down. "How did you know that?"
"Personal experience."
Airi's head shot up.
"Not in a long time." Yugi quickly added.
"Yeah, now that me and Tristan are here." Joey said, looking proud, then nervously glanced at Airi, wondering if she was going to point out that it used to be him turning Yugi into a plate of guacamole. But Airi was back looking at her text book.
"How are the monkeys?" Yugi asked.
"We did all the modern primates last week, now were on early hominids."
"Any resemblance?" Tea asked, board with the rest of the work.
"Not sure." Airi turned to book to show one of the pictures of a hairy early human. "The hair cut makes me think Joey, but the coloring is more Tristan.
"No way does that thing look like me!" Joey raved, trying to see the picture but falling off the couch instead.
"Sure it does, look at the blank expression." Tristan pointed.
"It has your hair, must be your great uncle." Joey shot back, sitting up.
"Hey I'm taller then that thing. Shortness doesn't run in the family."
"Whats wrong with short!" Yugi sat up, looking indignant.
"Nothing, I was just . . ."
"Asking for a tackle!" Yugi launched himself off the couch, knocking both Tristan and Joey over. All three started the wrestle in a whorl of laughs and bodies. Tea shook her head; why did she hang out with them? Airi watched the ball of boys; it was more interesting then monkey man. It was moving. She jerked the coffee table away from the commotion on the floor.
"Do they act like this in public?" she asked Tea.
"Not this extreme, thank heavens."
"Ok no more homework." Airi said, standing up, snapping her book shut. "end the physics before someone's physique gets bruised."
"Good plan." came Yugi's muffled voice; the boys had stopped rolling and landed in a pile with Yugi on the bottom.
"Get off the floor Tristan before you crush Yugi." Joey said, quickly standing up, easy for him being on top.
"Yeah, blame me for everything." Tristan said, helped Yugi up.
"Lets take a break." Yugi said, slightly dazed.
"Agreed." Joey stretched. "All this studying makes my head hurt."
"uh, that was my knee." Yugi smiled apologetic. "Sorry about that."
"Any one up for a duel?" Tea suggested.
"When are we not?" Joey said. "I'm going to beat you this time Tea."
"In your dreams."
The phone started to ring. While the others started to set up the game mats, Airi went to get it.
"Hello."
"Hello, is this Airi?"
"Yes, who is this?
"This is Mrs. Himura." The Himura's lived down the street and they were the ones who let the Muto's barrow their car. Mrs. Himura continued. "I was calling to ask if you would be able to babysit the twins this next Wednesday? Me and Shou are going out for the evening, only time he has free these days. I've tried everyone and I can't find a sitter for that night. Could you please babysit for me?"
Airi hesitated. Next Wednesday was the Duel Monsters Regional Championships. Yugi's friends would be coming over to watching it with the family. But Mrs. Himura did sound desperate. It wasn't that big of a deal if she missed this match, Yugi could fill her in on details.
"Sure, I would be happy to watch the twins." she told the frantic lady.
"Thank you so much dear, you really have saved the day."
"No problem, what time would you like me come over?"
After sorting out all the details, Airi finally joined the others in the living room. Tea had just beaten Joey in a duel.
"Good job, Tea." Yugi said.
"Boy, your really suck at this game Joey." Tristan observed.
"I was going easy on her." Joey tried to save his dignity.
"You'll do better next time." Yugi hurried to encourage his friend.
"So who's up next?" Joey asked.
"I've got to go to dance in an hour so I better go home." Tea stood, looking at her watch.
"I should go,too. I think my mom wanted me to do something today." Tristan scratched his head, trying to remember.
Yugi walk his friends to the door, leaving and Airi in the living room alone. Joey frowned at his deck.
"I don't know what is wrong. No matta what I do, I can't seem to win any duels."
"You only just started the game, right?" Airi pointed out.
"'couple weeks ago, but I should have gotten a little better."
"Not everyone gets it right away. But if your worried about your deck I could take a look at it."
"Best selection of cards I could put together." Joey said proudly, handing his deck to Airi.
She thumbed threw the cards, eyes widening. No one could win with a deck like this. For some reason the line up of cards struck her as funny. Not to make Joey feel bad, she ducked her head so her face was partly in shaded by her hair.
"What's going on?" Yugi was back.
"Just showing off my deck to Airi." Joey announced. "Looks like I blew her mind."
Seeing the amused look on his sisters face, Yugi wasn't sure Joey's description was accurate.
"May I see?"
"Go right a head." Joey said.
Airi handed over the deck. Yugi sorted through the deck. His eyebrows almost disappeared into his gold bangs. He bit his lip, not sure how he was going to tell Joey what was wrong with his deck.
"Pretty nice line up, huh Yugi." Joey said.
"uh, Joey all you have in your deck are monster cards."
"Ya got that right, I filled it with every butt kicken' monster I could find." Joey said proudly.
"But that's not how the game works, Joey." Airi said, "you need to combine your monsters with magic cards to help increase their strength. Magic is essential, with out it attack points mean nothing."
"You sure?" Joey was rather taken back.
Airi raised her eye brows. "I think I know what I'm talking about."
"Joey turned to Yugi, looking slightly panicked. "Is all that true?"
Yugi nodded. "Without magic in you deck your monsters will get creamed every time."
"See that's the kinda stuff I need to know." Joey was gripping Yugi's shoulders pleadingly. "You gata to help me learn this stuff, Yuge."
"Well . . ." Yugi was taken aback by Joey's frantic reaction. "I'm not really the dueling expert in the family."
Both boys turned to look at Airi. She shook her head.
"Awe, please!" Joey begged.
"Come on, Airi. You know the game better then anyone."
Airi help up a hand.
"I'm flattered. If Joey is really serious about learning . . ."
"I am!" Joey shut up after she gave him a look.
" . . . then we are going to do this the right way. Joey is going to learn from the best."
Yugi's puzzled face lit up.
"Grandpa."
Airi nodded.
"Are you sure you want to be a great duelist?" she stared Joey right in the eye.
"Yes." Joey said, looking right back at her.
Yugi was impressed. Joey must determined. He wasn't weltering under Airi's gaze.
"Then we better see if grandpa will take you on." Airi said, standing up.
All three of them entered the shop. Airi and Yugi had instructed Joey to be careful in approaching the subject of becoming Grandpa's new student. Gramps was very picky about who learned his secrets. Grandpa was putting up some new posters, advertising new dragon cards.
"Hey Gramps, I brought you a new student." Yugi announced, as grandpa turned to look at the kids.
"New student?" Grandpa looked puzzled.
"I was hoping that since your the one who know more about Duel Monsters then anyone, that maybe you could teach me." Joey said.
"Are you sure?" Grandpa was eying Joey carefully. "Duel Monsters is a very complex game."
"Tell me about it. Tea beat me three times in a row."
"Actually she beat you five time Joey." Yugi corrected.
"FIVE! oh man." Joey cringed.
Airi raised an eyebrow. Even with the poor quality of Joey's deck, beating him five times in a row was quite a accomplishment on Tea's part. Joey did need some help and if anyone was going to help him, grandpa was the one.
"hmm." grandpa studied the poster he had just put up as he thought. "Yes, I could make you a great duelist." his eyes snapped back to Joey, narrowing "But only if you willing to put in long days and sleepless nights filled with rigorous training."
"Piece of cake." Joey said.
Airi winced; wrong thing to say.
"With and attitude like that training you wont be worth the effort." Grandpa was upset alright.
Joey flinched, realizing his mistake.
"Nice going there smart mouth." Yugi said, getting slightly frustrated. Reversing damage was going to be hard.
"Please Yugi, tell him I didn't mean it. Tell him I will work hard." Joey was on the floor begging at Yugi's feet.
"Oh, lets face it, teaching Joey duel monsters it to great a challenge." Airi sighed heavily. She winked at Yugi. Getting what she was playing at, Yugi put on a discouraged face.
"I suppose training Joey would be too difficult."
Like Airi expected, Grandpa's pride started to get the better of him. "It's not impossible." he admitted.
Joey looked up with a glimmer of hope.
"Really?" he said.
"He already made up his mind, Joey." Airi said, pretending a snub. "He said he can't do it."
"If he said he can't do it then he can't do it." Yugi added, shrugging in defeat.
"I never said I couldn't do it you two. Don't put words in my mouth." Grandpa said indignantly, glaring from one grandchild to the other. Then he rounded his glare on Joey again. "But if I do, you must promise to work hard!"
Joey started bowing up and down in front of grandpa.
"I'll do it, I'll do anything. I promise. I promises."
"Very well." Grandpa went into what Airi called his 'sensei mode'; putting on a commanding air and started cracking his knuckles. "I will take you as my student. We will start immediately." Joey barley got to his feet before Grandpa took hold of his jacket and lead him into the back of the shop. "Now, can you name the strongest monster?" grandpa asked as they disappeared.
"uh."
"The weakest?"
"uh."
"YOU DO KNOW WHAT A TRAP CARD IS, DON'T YOU?"
"kinda."
In the main game shop, Airi and Yugi had exchanged a privet high-five.
"That was a close one," Yugi grinned. Hearing the sounds of grandpa's training, his face changed to worry.
"Joey's determined. He'll make it." Airi reassured him.
"I just don't remember our dueling sessions sounding that intense."
"Well Joey was dumb enough to make that wise crack. Grandpa want to make sure he gets through to him."
"I hope we didn't put Joey in any danger."
"Coming from the one who wanted me to train him." Airi remarked. "Joey will put up with Grandpa. If I tried being ruff, Joey would die of fright."
Yugi giggled, remembering Airi's account of what happened the night Joey returned the puzzle piece. Remembering the phone call he asked who it was.
"Oh, it was Mrs. Himura. I told her I would watch her kids Wednesday night."
"But that is the Regional Championships."
"I know, but she really needed someone. Besides its just a duel."
"Don't let grandpa hear you talking like that." Yugi whispered darkly.
"I've seen the Regional Championships first hand, I think I can miss one. Who's dueling anyway?"
Yugi went over to the counter when grandpa's dueling magazine was. He flipped through it until he found the stats for next weeks match.
"Looks like Rex Raptor vs Weevil Underwood."
"Really don't mind missing." Airi said, flatly. "I can live without seeing one of those termites battle a prehistoric pushover."
"Aren't they good duelist?" Yugi was looking at the stats.
"Skill they have. Character, zip." Airi knew those two all to well to want to watch them, even if there was a TV between them.
Yugi started flipping through the rest of the magazine. Suddenly his eyes widened.
"What's the matter?"
He pointed at a small article in the corner of the page. Airi picked up the magazine and read out laud.
Undefeated Duelist Beaten
Seto Kaiba, the youngest National Champion and unbeatable duelist was been reported to have lost a duel against a unknown beginner. Sources say the duelist, Yugi Muto, used the legendary Exodea combination, a dueling first, to defeat the three rare Blue-eye's White Dragon cards in Kaiba's possession. This combination of achievements makes one wonder; Who is this Yugi Muto? Where did he come from? Will we be seeing more remarkable feats from him in the future?
When asked to comment, Seto Kaiba was unavailable. When asked his Brother Mokuba reports that Kaiba will not me making any statements in the near future and that this magazine should keep its 'ugly nose' out of his brothers business.
"Quite a story." Airi said, giving it back to Yugi. "I want to know how they found out." Airi knew Seto would never have admitted to any of this.
"Why didn't they mention you?" Yugi frowned at the page. "I mean wouldn't they want to connect me to someone everyone would know."
Airi smiled slightly. "Yugi, I was a duelist who had it all and left, and on top of that I was the National Champion's girlfriend. Normally I would have been the hottest news story. But having a wash up for a ex doesn't look good for the president of KaibaCorp. Seto went to great lengths to make sure I was never brought up." she smiled evilly. "I would love to see the look on is face if they published 'his ex-girlfriends little brother beat him with Exodea'. He would pop a blood vessel."
Yugi was frowning, still looking at the article.
"What's wrong?"
"Does this mean that people are expecting me to duel professionally?" Yugi didn't want to be in the spot light.
"Hey, don't worry." Airi put her hand on his shoulder. "You don't have to if you don't want to."
"But what I if I'm challenged?"
"Then wipe the fields with him and leave."
"Airi!"
"I'm kidding. But that's what you do unless you back out, and I don't think you ever would back out of a challenge."
"Your right." Yugi agreed. "If I do get challenged, I'd give it my all." In the back of his mind, The Spirit nodded his approval.
"I better get started on dinner." Airi said looking at her watch. "Don't you think you should keep an eye on Joey, in case Grandpa goes to far?" Both knew Gramps could get carried away, especially when it involved Duel Monsters.
"When has Grandpa actually done something to anyone?" Yugi glanced towards the back. From the sound of it grandpa was going through the definition of a fusion monster. "Good thing it's the weekend. It sounds like lesson one is going to take a while. Dinner sounds more interesting then cards 1010."
"Alright." Airi chuckled as the two went upstairs. "But you better help."
"No problem."
"And no snitching the sliced veggies."
"What, don't you trust me?"
"Nope."
A/N: ok so I'm not having Airi in the house when Pegesus takes grandpa, mostly because i didn't want to rewrite all of that. and i will probrably have her home to look after grandpa's body so i don't have to rewrite all of that too. also i don't think Yugi would want his sister any where near Pegesus, neather would Yami come to think of it.
please review, i like knowing i'm doing a good job.
thank you again for reading, will hopefuly have a new chapter soon.
