Chapter Two
When Yugi awoke, he found Yami already awake, sitting on his bed, still reading that book.
He seemed quite into it- as one should be- and his eyes widened.
"QUIRREL!" He shouted.
"Yeah." Yugi said, causing him to jump, "You don't exactly expect that."
"Quite." He said.
"Yeah, but you're gonna have to put it down."
He looked up in surprise.
"Why?"
"We have to go to school. And I know that you probably had private tutors-"
"For your information, I only had one, and-"
"Yeah, don't care. This school has about 1, 200 kids, and with your cover being my cousin, along with being the new kid, you are at the bottom of the pyramid, my friend."
Yami blinked.
"Okay." Yugi said, as if speaking to a child, "Let me put it this way. The cool kids are up here,"- He put his hand up as far as it would go-, "and we're down here." He knelt, placing his hand on the floor, "I realize that you were probably loved and adored by all, but American teenagers are vicious animals that will tear you apart every chance they get, mostly in the form of having your head stuffed down a toilet."
"That is disgusting." Yami said.
"Quite." Yugi said, "I've had it happen a few times. Honestly, you get used to it."
"That's awful."
Yugi shrugged, beginning to change into his uniform.
"You might want to get dressed." Yugi said, looking at his new roommate in the mirror.
"Um, yes. Of course."
Once they were both dressed, Yugi turned around.
"Oh, come on!" He shouted, "You even look good in the damn uniform!"
It hugged his body in all the right places, his pendant looking great along with it.
"Erm... Thank you, I suppose..." He said meekly.
Yugi left the room, Yami awkwardly following.
...
He led him into the kitchen.
"Whatddaya want?" Yugi asked, "We've got, like, 10 minutes 'till Joey'll show up."
Yami thought it best not to question who "Joey" was.
"Well.. What is there?" He asked.
"Let's see..." Yugi opened the fridge, crouching slightly to look in, "Uuuuuh... There's some left-over pizza... Some... Eggs..."
"That will do."
Yugi grabbed them, and as he turned around, fumbled.
Yami's hand scooped them up, and Yugi stared at him.
"How..." He whispered, "How did you do that...?"
"You cannot?" He asked.
"No..." Yugi said, "Erm, doesn't matter."
In about 10 minutes, just as Yugi had said, they heard a voice call,
"Yugi! Let's go, man!"
"Coming!" Yugi called, shoving the last of his eggs in his mouth in a rather in-proper manner, "C'mon, man."
Yami followed him down to the shop, where a boy was standing conversing with Agent Moto.
He was tall and lanky, with blond hair that definitely had a lot of volume. His eyes were brown, and he looked quite at home.
"Sup, Yug." He said in a strange accent Yami couldn't place, his eyes then drifting over to the young Pharaoh, "Who's he?" He asked.
"That's my cousin, Yami." Yugi said, "He's here from Egypt for a little while."
Yami caught Yugi's eyes flicker towards his grandfather, who nodded.
"Okay, then." The blond said, "I'm Joey, Joey Wheeler, Yugi's best pal."
Yami nodded.
"It's a pleasure."
"Wow he's pretty polite." Joey said to Yugi.
"Tell me about it." Yugi said. Yami swore he caught him rolling his eyes, "Let's go."
"You three have a good day!" Agent Moto called, "No fights, okay?"
"We got it, Mr. Moto!" Joey called back, though not in a rude tone.
Joey turned around and walked backwards, beginning to talk to Yami.
"So what's Egypt like?" He asked.
"Well," Yami said, "for one thing, it is much warmer." He pulled his jacket around him closer, mostly because it was quite cold, "For another... Well, I suppose here it's... Brighter."
"Whaddaya mean by that?" Joey asked.
"Your street lights. It's... Strange. Why make artificial light? It seems quite illogical to me. Candles and sunlight are what I grew up with."
"Well, candles are kinda a fire hazard." Joey said, "If they fall, your whole house could go up in flames."
"Perhaps..." Yami said.
"Hey, guys, wait up!"
Yami was nearly ran over by a someone in pink running past him.
When she stopped, he saw she was only a little taller than he, brown hair going to her shoulders, and blue eyes. She wore what he guessed was the girl's uniform- a pink jacket, the collar fanning out on her chest, a blue bow in the middle. The skirt was of the same colour, though, he had to note mentally, quite short.
"Sorry!" She said to him, then looked at him longer, "He looks a lot like you, Yugi." She said to the boy in question.
"That's because he's my cousin. He's here from Egypt for a little while."
"Oh!" She said, "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure is mine." Yami said.
"Ooh! He's polite! I'm Téa. Téa Gardner."
"Yami." He said.
Téa tilted her head.
"Doesn't that mean 'darkness' in Japanese?" She asked Yugi.
"Uh, yeah." He said, "How'd you know that?"
"Anime." She replied.
"Ani- I'm sorry, what?" Yami asked, entirely confused.
"It's Japanese animation." Téa replied, shrugging.
"Interesting..."
The group started to walk again, Yami falling behind a bit, letting the three friends talk.
He listened a little, but mostly payed attention to the scenery around him he hadn't gotten to see much of on the ride here. Cars were so fast, it was ridiculous.
The buildings were tall, some brick, some glass, surprisingly. He hadn't expected glass to be that strong, so he stopped and stared.
"You comin'?" Joey asked.
"Erm, yes."
He turned and walked up.
"I do apologize." He said nervously.
"Hey, it's alright, man."
"Hey, guys!"
Another walked up- tall and lanky, as Joey was, though his hair was remarkably different. It was short and brown, pointed out at the front.
"Who's this guy?" He asked, motioning to Yami.
"That's Yami." Yugi said, "My cousin from Egypt."
"Really?" The pointy-haired one said, "I didn't know you had cousins in Egypt."
"Neither did I until about 12 hours ago." Yugi grumbled, and they kept walking.
"So what's Egypt like?" The guy asked, "I'm Tristan, by the way. Tristan Taylor."
Yami nodded politely.
"It's a pleasure. And, uh, as I was telling Mr. Wheeler, it is noticeably warmer back home."
"Mistah Wheelah?" Joey asked, "I like it!"
Yami smiled.
"Well, you'll get used to it." Tristan said.
They walked along, the four friends chatting about what was seemingly nothing.
Yami payed no attention, not wanting to pry. He walked along with his hands in his pockets, which his uncle would have chastised him for.
He almost pulled them out, then remembered that Aknadden wasn't here. And even if he was, could he really tell him not to do it anymore.
It was mean, but he smiled slightly at the thought.
A long car roared by, a voice shouting,
"EAT IT, NERDS!"
Joey growled.
"Oh, dat damn Kaiba! I swear if he says one thing about you-" He looked back at Yami, "I will personally punch him in the face."
"Joey," Yugi sounded exasperated, "don't. You're already on probation. You know who'll be blamed if you do."
"Well then I'll yell at him!" Joey said.
"Kaiba?" Yami asked.
"He's this huge asshole." Joey said, "He runs this big gaming company, and because of that thinks he's above everyone else. He just makes me so mad!"
Yami nodded.
"Well, I should not be one to judge before I have met him." He said, "I find that to be quite obnoxious."
"Yeah, well Kaiba's even more obnoxious than that." Joey growled.
"I'll take your word for it..."
…
They turned onto the school property, Joey chattering loudly about "Duel Monsters", and Yugi seeming very into it.
But his eyes locked on someone across the courtyard.
"Seto." He whispered, starting to walk towards him.
"Yami!" Joey said, "Where ya goin'?"
Seto was leaning against the wall, in the uniform, reading.
He was always reading.
He walked up to him.
"Seto."
He looked up, seeming bored, before his eyes widened.
"My Pharaoh!" He said in a whisper, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm in hiding." Yami said, "Just call me Yami."
Seto nodded.
"Yes, of course."
"Hey!" Joey came up behind them, "Why're ya talkin' to Kaiba like you know him."
"Well," Seto said, pushing off from the wall, "if it isn't the Mutt and his gang of dweebs."
"Seto!" Yami scolded, "Is there really a need to talk to anyone like that?"
"Yeah, actua-"
Yami raised his eyebrows.
"Sorry..." He muttered.
"Never thought I'd hear that come outta your mouth, Kaiba." Joey snickered.
"Well, Wheeler, never thought I'd see you being in such good company as Yami here for once in your life."
"Both of you stop it now." Yami snapped.
Kaiba nervously took a step back, as his cousin rarely got angry, but when he did, it was for good reason and you should watch out.
Yami turned to Joey.
"You, stop starting something." -He turned to Seto-, "And you, don't be so rude. No need to be like your father."
Seto nodded.
"Quite true." He said.
"How do you even know each other?" Joey demanded.
"We're cousins." Yami said.
"Yug!" Joey wheeled around to Yugi, "Why didn't you tell us Kaiba's your cousin?" He demanded.
"I didn't know 'till, like, 5 seconds ago." He said, sounding surprised.
Seto looked over at Yami in confusion, who mouthed in Egyptian, Cover. Seto nodded.
"Neither did I." Seto said, "I guess I should have known, you two look surprisingly alike. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have more important things to do than stand around and talk to you, Wheeler."
Joey looked like he was ready to kill, but Yugi managed to calm him down.
"Let's just get to class." Yugi said, "We don't need any bodies."
"Excuse me?" Yami demanded, his internal alarm flaring.
"It's a figure of speech." Yugi said, sighing, "Just c'mon."
"Alright..."
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Ayyy
Sorry I took so long
I'm starting High School tomorrow and I'm pretty stressed out so PLEASE DON'T HATE ME
Hope you liked it.
K thanks. Love y'all BAI