At long last, I've finally finished this chapter! I had half of it written up for like the last five days, but every time I went to work on it (when I remembered it) I would have to go or do something! Anyways, I don't own Yugioh.
Walking was a living hell for Yugi. He would look behind him and feel sick to his stomach at the the long, red trail left behind.
'At least no one else can see.'
Looking back up at Yami, who held his hand and dragged him along the city, Yugi became a bit confused by the spell.
'How come I remember so much more and quicker than Yami?' Yugi asked himself. 'Maybe it's a merman thing. I mean, humans are a bit more thicker than the merman species.'
It made some sense, he guessed. 'Maybe Malik's potion gave me a side effect of temporary hazy mind, but Yami's memory stolen.'
They had already picked out clothes for him.
Blue jeans, a sky blue t-shirt, and sneakers that didn't fall off his feet finally.
The also got other essential like socks and boxers.
Yami told him he wanted to introduce him to his other friends.
"You'll like them," Yami assured. "They're a bunch of nice people, with fun personalities, besides Bakura."
"Bakura?" Yugi questioned. "Will I meet him, too?"
'Maybe Ryou's with him!'
"Maybe," Yami said. "He told me that he had something to take care of first."
'Ryou.'
"Don't worry about it, though," Yami said. "You'll meet him too, eventually."
They went over to the park at Domino, and Yugi was amazed by his surroundings.
"Yami, where are we?" he asked watching squirrels in fascination. "And what are those things?"
"This is a park and that's a squirrel," Yami explained confused by the question. "Haven't you ever been to one?"
"Nope."
"What a deprived child!" a voice cried.
"Hey Mahad!" Yami exclaimed with a bright smile that made Yugi want to faint. "What's up?"
"Just got here," Mahad said. "Traffic was killer. Hey, is that the guy you were talking about?"
"Yep, this is Yugi," Yami introduced. "Yugi, this is Mahad."
"The one from the... pic-ture?" Yugi asked trying to get the language down.
"Picture?" Mahad asked.
"There was a wedding," Yugi explained. "For people who want to get married and create a special bond, but sometimes it doesn't work out and-"
"Slow down!" Mahad chuckled. "Man are you enthusiastic about weddings."
Yugi just smiled at Mahad and added, "You were there with your sister, Mana."
"Yeah, she ticked me off a lot," Mahad commented. "Always picking on how straight my tie was on."
"Tie?"
Before Mahad could explain, a squeal was heard.
"Oh Yami, he's so cute!"
Yugi didn't know what happened. One minute he was just standing there, the next he was being strangled by a pretty, blond lady.
"You're like the innocent, adorable version of Yami!" she exclaimed pulling on his cheek playfully.
"Hey!"
"Not that you're not adorable or anything," she added defensively.
She let go of the confused ex-merman and smiled at him.
"My name is Mai, hun," she said.
Yugi returned the smile and said, "Yugi."
"You know, you could pass off as Yami's younger brother," she informed him.
"Umm, that's nice," Yugi replied.
'I wish I could be more than that, though,' he thought.
"Hey Mai!" a familiar voice called. "Stop smothering the poor kid!"
"Jounouchi!" Yugi called excitedly.
"Yugi?"
"You know each other?" Mahad asked.
"Yeah, he's one of my best buds!" Jou exclaimed pulling Yugi into a friendly headlock.
Yugi just laughed happily and asked, "So what's up Jou!"
"Yugi, how did you...?" he whispered glancing at Yugi's legs.
"I'll tell you later," Yugi whispered back.
Jou let Yugi go and said, "It's great to see you, Yugi. Ain't it, Yami?"
"Yeah, he's a nice kid," Yami replied ruffling Yugi's hair playfully. "I'm glad I got to meet him yesterday, even if it was awkward."
"What are you talkin' about?" Jou asked confused. "You knew him for a long time!"
"What?" Yami asked confused.
Yugi gave Jou a look, and shock his head quickly.
Jounouchi didn't take the hint though.
"Don't you remember, Yugi?" Jou asked. "He saved you from drowning!"
"But that was someone else, wasn't it?" Yami asked keeping the mermaid's identity a secret.
Although he had forgotten about Yugi, Sonya was still in his memory bank, as well as her visit.
"Not then!" Jou exclaimed. "The first time you two met."
Yami and the others were beyond confused, and Yugi was a bit scared about their, soon to come, questioning.
"But, I..."
"You've met," Jou insisted. "Tell 'em, Yug."
Yugi just grabbed Jou's hand and led him away from the others.
"Excuse me," Yugi said dragging the blond along.
"Why doesn't he remember?" Jou asked.
"Jounouchi, the reason why I'm a human now is... because of a spell," Yugi explained. "Yami doesn't remember me, because I it away for a chance to be with him. Just like you and Mai, only you lost your gaming skills."
"I didn't lose them," Jou snapped. "They just became worse from not using them for so long."
"Sorry," Yugi said. "Anyways, I didn't tell Yami who I was, because I'm... afraid."
"Of what?" Jou asked.
"He might reject me, think I'm insane, or... even stop loving me, because I'm different."
"Love ya?" Jou repeated. "Yug, how much do you know about Yami's love life?"
"Not much," Yugi said. "Why?"
Before Jou could explain, Yami appeared before them.
"What didn't you tell me?" he asked going over to Yugi. "I promise I won't leave you."
Yugi just stared into his eyes with sadness.
"I think I'll leave you two alone," Jou said. "I'll be taking the peanut gallery with me."
Neither of them really cared, though.
"Yami, can we go to the docks?" Yugi asked. "I want to tell you there."
"Alright," Yami replied gently. "Let's go then."
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The walk there was a quiet and uncomfortable one.
With each step, Yugi's heart pounded faster and each step was more torturing than the last.
'All those things Jou said,' Yami thought. 'Why do his words still unnerve me?'
'I'm gonna tell him,' Yugi told himself. 'He has the right to know.'
When they got there, Yugi stared deep into Yami's crimson, compassionate eyes.
"Yami, I dont' want to keep secrets from you," the ex-merman explained. "So there's something I must confess to you."
"What is it?" Yami asked taking Yugi's hands in his own tan ones.
"You found me here by the sea," Yugi stared. "And, well, I have this connection to it."
"Go on," Yami urged. "I'm listening."
"Yami, I'm-"
"Yami!" a voice called out.
"Mana!?" Yami exclaimed.
Being the jerk that I am, I'm leaving you with a cliffy! What role does Mana play in this? First person to get it right wins...the knowledge of being right! Exciting, I know. I plan to update this later on today, or in the morning. Until then review, because it's cool. By the way, I think (which means I could be wrong) that the next chapter will be the last one. A short story, I know, but I have some more story ideas I'm dying to write! So please review and tell me what you think! Ideas are always appreciated:-)