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Battle City-New Evil Emerges, Old Friends Reunite Chapter 5

It was the day after the incident at the warehouse. Nobody forgot what had happened. Who could? I almost lost my life trying to save Yugi and Yami if Joey and Tristan hadn't come to the rescue. I know the gang has questions. I mean I would too if I saw a shield made of air around one of my friends and saw it disappear under my touch. It wasn't normal. They thought of me as a friend, but not who their friend really is. I felt bad for keeping the truth from their reach but I couldn't have told them anything when I first met them. It wasn't the time and they couldn't have understood as well. Now that they've been up against some of it's power in Duelist Kingdom, or have just witnessed it, they have somewhat of an idea. Pegasus' Millennium Eye came at a surprise for me. I didn't know he was the one to have it.

Even though I knew I had the answers to their questions, I was really thankful they weren't pushing me to tell them anything. They were this patient. But I knew in my heart that I had to tell them no matter what. They could be involved in something much worse than Pegasus' Millennium Eye now if that mind controller came back. I'm sure he would. And then by then, everyone will have to know who I was. It wasn't something I could go by without telling them.

And if the guy who controlled Keith's mind did have a Millennium Item, then that would be much more dangerous. We had to be careful.

Well, for now, it was raining in Domino City and it was afterschool. Yay! Let's get wet while we go home! Yeah...no. I was standing outside the double front doors to the school with Tea standing beside me gazing up at the falling droplets of water that hit the pavement with a small and tiny splash.

"Just great." grumbled Tea. "There's rain after school..."

I sweat dropped. "At least you're still sane." I said, crossing my arms and beginning to glare at the waterfall raining down from the sky. "Two things in one day and I already lost my head."

Tea blinked and gave me a curious look. "One is the rain," she said, thinking it over, "but what's the second one?

I uncrossed my arms and spread them out, gesturing to all of me. "Just check me out." I said. "I'm a guy now." Tea gave me an apologetic look but I shrugged.

Sigh. It was the middle of the night in the hospital, when I was there after the fire, that I realized my shoulder bag didn't make it out. All my textbooks, notebooks, and poor...poor uniform were all destroyed. Since it was now ashes, I couldn't exactly switch it for another one. So I had to get the uniform for boys.. Now I'm wearing the same uniform as Yugi, Joey, and Tristan. Who knows? Maybe I'll start wearing boxers too. XD

But the blue didn't look so bad on me. Tea actually said it brought out my eyes much better than the light pink. "It was a boring colour on me," quote Tea. I really liked her fashion sense that time. The boys' uniform was also very comfortable. And I didn't have to worry about a skirt. The blazer was my favourite. (It seriously is in real life to me too. XD It is seriously, awesome! Especially on Joey and Yugi. X3) Overall, I was thankful to have ditched the skirt.

"And besides; it gave me nightmares." I said to Tea, stretching my arms behind my head. "You were the only one to pull it off, too."

Tea smiled. "Thanks," she said, remembering our conversations down the sidewalk before Keith stole the Millennium Puzzle. "This new uniform suits you better. Much better."

I blushed. "Aww! Thank you!" I said smiling. The both of us laughed together. It felt good to almost go back to normal after that fire.

Then I remembered something and dug through the pockets of the new uniform, pulling out my LG. Tea tilted her head to the side.

Thankfully, the phone Ishizu mailed me was in my shorts' pockets along with my wallet the whole time yesterday. The Duel Monster card I also received was in my thigh sheathe attached to my leg, hidden between the cards of my deck. I was so overjoyed they weren't destroyed, I thanked the gods the rest of the night.

"I got this new phone," I began, holding it up, "and since you had one, I was wondering if we could exchange numbers?"

Tea smiled again. "That's a great idea!" she said, thrilled there was a n easier way to keep in touch out of school now. She pulled her own pink phone from out of her shoulder bag and handed it to me while I did the same. I liked the little Kuriboh keychain that dangled from the top of her phone. It was so cute. ^^

After adding my number into her contacts list and Tea doing the same on my phone, we returned them to each other. "So am I the only one with it?" she asked, pocketing her phone back into her shoulder bag.

I bought a new notebook and pen from out of my new shoulder bag and shook my head. "I wanted to give a copy of the number to the rest of the gang too." I explained. "I'll give it to them now."

"All right then. I'll see you later Sarah." Tea said, stepping down a step from the doors and heading to the gates at the front. I waved after her and shouted bye as well.

I found Joey and Tristan in one of the schools' hallways mopping the floors. It was their turn for clean up duty, I remember the teacher declaring just before the bell. For the end of class. Joey was looking pretty happy to be cleaning the floors. I raised an eyebrow and tucked the notebook I was holding under my arm.

"What's shakin', boys?" I asked, striding up to them.

"Nothin'." Joey said rather cheekly. I knew the boy was hiding something. Usually when it was his turn for clean up duty, he was whining and complaining.

"How's your sister?" I asked out of curiosity, not forgetting the whole reason Joey had joined Duelist Kingdom was for the money for his sister's operation.

Joey blinked. "How'd you know?" he asked.

I shrugged, somewhat knowingly. "I keep track." I said. He almost didn't believe I guessed right.

Joey dipped the mop he was holding into the bucket of water sitting beside his feet before taking it out and sweeping the floor with it, sloshing some of the water around while his face stayed fixed in that same grin.

Tristan gazed at his buddy in confusion. "He's been happy all morning," he said, "It's creepy."

"Sarah's right." Joey grinned, not really hearing what Tristan said about him being creepy, "Serenity's finally going to have her eye operation, and it's all thanks to the three million dollars Yugi won at Duelist Kingdom!"

I smiled and gave him a hug. "That's great!" I cried happy for him, "Congrats man!" Tristan gave his pal a thumbs up and a friendly pat on the shoulder.

"So, when can we visit?" the brunette asked, taking a hold of his mop again.

Joey soaked his mop again, but this time with a trouble look on his face instead of a happy one. How did his expression change so suddenly?

"It's not that easy,' he said, making circular motions on the floor with the mop while his voice lowered, "My mom's going to be there, and ever since Serenity and I have been separated, we haven't seen eye to eye."

My heart sank a bit and my smile faltered. It must really suck...to have divorced parents. My parents absolutely loved each other so much, I couldn't imagine what Joey might have been through. And having his sister separated from him...maybe I can understand some of that...

Tristan, instead of being sad, cheerfully grabs his blond headed friend around the neck and said with a smirk on his face, "I'll go alone then! My only concern is whether or not Serenity likes me."

Joey glared, raising his, raising his mop up in annoyance and just about ready to bonk Tristan over the head with it. "Don't get any ideas." he threatened.

Tristan shrugged. "Just tell me which hospital she's in and I'll visit sweet Serenity alone."

Joey grabbed Tristan's arms and bent it behind his back, making his body arch. "Grr...I'll send you to the hospital!" Soon, those two boys were twisted up together like pretzels. Their mops were on the floor, forgotten.

I sweat dropped. Tristan didn't want Joey to feel down. He wanted him to know that everything would be fine and that him and his mother will get along after all these years. Then he wants to ask Serenity out. XD I personally like these guys as entertainment some times. XD

Then I remembered the whole reason I came looking for these boys in the first place. Taking the notebook out form under arm, I opened it to a fresh, new page at the back as to not corrupt my school notes in the front and wrote this three times:

'Sarah's new cell phone number: 214-827-3426

Hope you guys can remember it! Call me whenever you want to. ^^'

Throwing my pen back into my shoulder bag I ripped the three copies of the note from out of the notebook. I was now holding three pieces of paper with the message written clearly on them. One for Joey, one for Tristan, and one for Yugi.

"Dudes! Stop fighting in the halls and come over here!" I yelled, getting their attention. They stopped squabbling and began giving me funny looks.

"Here."I handed two of the three pieces of paper to each of them. They read it over while I pocketed the third piece and explained more thoroughly about what I had written for them.

"I recently got a new phone," I said, "and I thought I would give you the number just in case." I knew they had my house number and I had theirs, but if I gave them my cell phone number, then they will also be able to keep in touch with me out of the apartment.

Joey nodded, forgetting all about the recent wrestling contest and acting like it actually never even happened. "Not a bad idea," he said, "Thanks."

Tristan pocketed the note into his blazer's pocket and picked up his mop from the floor again. "Sounds good to me too. We'll try and memorize it."

"Thanks guys." I said with a smile. "See you tomorrow." We waved to each other and exited through the school doors back into the rain.

"Rain, rain, rain..." I sighed, staring up into the sky, watching the precipitation fall through the clouds and onto the pavement below. I was still in front of the school doors while all the other students were running under their books into the rain to head home. "I can control water, why not make it go around me instead of on me?"

"Maybe it's because you want to get wet?" I jumped at the new voice.

"Yugi!" I said in slight surprise. I laughed a bit in embarrassment. "Don't sneak up on me like that."

He smiled, amused at his scare. "Sorry." I quickly said it was nothing.

We stood on the steps of the school together, just watching our surroundings. The rain's pitter patter never faltered and it's music rang through the air.

"...so..." I said, rocking back and forth on my feet, "What's up?"

Yugi took a while to answer. It surprised me how he could change his emotions like this. One minute he was happy to scare me, and now, he's troubled.

"Well...you see," he started, and then I had some sort of an idea that this had something to do with yesterday and what I told him and Yami; bits and pieces of who I was and stuff about the Millennium Items. "Ever since that man, who controlled Keith, tried to take the Millennium Puzzle, the Spirit was reminded of how little he knew about his own past. So I thought that maybe hanging out with you might make him feel better."

I stood silent for a second, just to take it all in. So Yugi wanted me to talk to Yami, to have a decent conversation with him after 5,000 years. It feels different now. I mean, this could be the moment I've been waiting for to tell him who I was. I've waited so long for this! But...I wonder what his reaction would be? Hate? To be keeping something like this from him? Or happy? That he's got someone from his past? I didn't really know what to think at that moment. I just have to take this opportunity, just in case.

"I understand," I said to Yugi, "Sure, I'll be glad to help."

Yugi's emotion changed again. His smile was that of pure joy. "Really? Awesome! See you later then!" In such a happy mood, he bounded off the steps and started running to the school gates, not even minding if the rain soaked through his blazer.

Then an important question popped into my mind.

"Wait!" I cried after him, "What's the plan?"

Yugi wave a hand through the wet air, shouting back, "10:00 tomorrow at Domino Station! Thanks Sarah!"

"No problem!" I sighed then, "I just hope I can help." Not knowing your past doesn't prepare you for the future. I had to tell Yami sooner or later. Maybe this was the time.

I hope everything goes all right...

But then I remembered the piece of paper I put into my pocket earlier. I cursed in Ancient Egyptian for the first time since I've been reborn into this time. I forgot all about giving Yugi the note with my number on it.

Taking the notebook I still hadn't returned into my shoulder bag, I hit my forehead against it with a groan.

Author's Note:

Bahaha. XD lol. Hope you liked that chapter! Sorry if it was a bit short... but reviews are still appreciated! ^^ I'll tell you what the phone number spells out in the next chapter. ^^'