Disclaimer. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! It belongs to Kazuki Takahashi and crew.
Anzu smiled at Yugi, trying to get him to cheer up.
"It'll be fun! Let's go do something!"
He looked at her, fidgeting. She took his hand and gently pulled him along. "How bout we go check out the book store? They probably have books on art in there!" Yugi perked up, interested. Anzu was glad she found something he wanted to do.
"Come along then, it's not far."
Despite the fact that Yugi was now following her, she still was holding him by the hand, as she strode ahead, chattering about how pretty the city was in the morning. They reached the bookstore, the doors wide open.
A few people milled about inside, reading books or sitting at tables and drinking coffee.
Anzu let go, and Yugi wandered off, heading straight for the art section. He pulled a few books out and sat on the floor, flipping open some pages.
Yami appeared beside him, glancing down at the books. One book had an old black and white drawing of an elderly man with a long beard, and a beanie cap. /Who is that?/
Yugi jumped, Turing around. "Nissan." Yami pointed at the picture, a question in his eyes.
Yugi turned to look at the book again, saying quietly, "His name is Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the greatest artists in his time." Yami nodded, surprised that Yugi had said an entire sentence without difficulty.
Flipping a few more pages, a picture of a beautiful statue was shown.
It was a lady, with long flowing robes. She held a pot in her hand, making the gesture to pour water. When Yami questioned the picture, Yugi told him that it was the work of Michelangelo, who worked on statues, painted, drew designs for architecture and even wrote poetry. Fascinated by everything, Yami sat next to him, asking questions on every picture he saw.
While Yugi was quiet, he seemed eager to answer Yami's bombarding questions about every little thing.
They spent the next few hours together, Anzu had checked in on Yugi then had left him alone, seeing that he was well absorbed in his books.
Suddenly, a picture of a beautiful tanned lady with a golden crown of strings sat upon a large throne. Her eyes were sharp, and cunning. Palm trees sat beside her, and a large statue stood behind her. Yami seemed particularly interested in this woman. Yugi mentioned that her name was Cleopatra, one of the greatest female Pharoahs. Her life was long and treacherous, and so was her cunning brother. Ptolemy. (Don't judge me if I'm wrong. This is all I remember.)
Anzu walked up to them. "Hey...Yugi."
He looked up at her. "I need to go, but you can stay here if you like. I'll see you some other time. Have fun!" She waved and left. Yugi glanced at Yami, then started to put the books away. When he was finished, he left the bookstore, walking home.
Yami walked alongside him. "Well, this has been a wonderful learning experience for me today. What did you think?"
Yugi nodded, not looking at him. He seemed to be lost in thought, since his eyebrows were twitching. They only did that when he was thinking hard about something. Reaching home, he opened the door, only to be pounced on by his mom.
"So? How was the date?"
Blushing, he sidestepped her, bounding up the stairs and closing the door. His mom yelled from the bottom of the stairs. "Did you kiss?"
Growing flustered, Yugi yelled. "Stop it!"
Yami stared in shock. Silence followed, before laughing could be heard.
"Did you hear that Sugouroku? My boy talked normally for the first time! As in, not a whisper! This definitely deserves some celebration!"
Sugouroku spoke. "Now now, let's not get too excited."
Yugi rushed to his bed, hiding under the blankets. Yami whispered at him. "Wow...I can't believe it..." The muffled words of, "Go away Nissan." Were heard. Yami pouted, vanishing.
That was the first of many, that Yugi would come to know that he isn't doomed to be shy forever.