Chapter Two: A Date
It was lunchtime at Domino High. Five of the six defenders of that world gathered around Yugi's desk in the back (Kaiba didn't want it known publicly that he was associating himself with the 'geek squad').
"Ya wanna know how borin' this is?" Joey asked his friends as he sat down in the desk in front of Yugi's. "I'm so bored, I've actually been beggin' for somebody ta come and attack de town so dat we could sneak out and fight im."
"I thought you liked it when we get to live completely normal lives," Tristan teased him. "Helps you feel like you're not crazy."
"Yeah, well, if dis is normal, den bein' crazy might not be so bad after all," Joey moaned.
"You might be in luck, Joey," Bakura commented. "There's been news going around that jewelry stores in Domino have been experiencing a vast amount of thefts of all of their most precious items-diamonds, pearls, even a star sapphire worth millions in yen!"
Joey blinked. "So somebody's taking a bunch a gems," he said. "How's dat considered ta be magical?"
Bakura grinned. "No matter how much security is in the place, the thief always seems to be able to take the gem and run off with it. And whenever they try to catch him on camera, it's always the same: one minute the gem is there, the next it's gone."
Now Joey looked interested. "Maybe dey're usin' some kinda time freezin' ting."
"Or super speed mixed in with healing," Tristan added.
"It could be some lightning-fast teleportation, even," Téa suggested.
"Hey, Yug, what do you tink of dis?" Joey turned to him.
Yugi didn't answer. His head was down on his desk, and his breathing was heavy and deep.
The other four stared down at him. "Geez, maybe he needs de excitement more dan anyone," Joey commented.
Téa gently shook Yugi's shoulder. "Yugi? Yugi, wake up," she said.
Yugi slowly lifted his head up. His eyes were only halfway open. "Hmm?" he said sleepily.
"Yug, are you alright?" Joey asked him.
Yugi quickly opened his eyes all the way, realizing that he was sleeping in school. "Oh, yes-I'm fine," he said hurriedly. "I was just resting my eyes. I…haven't been getting the best sleep lately."
"Why's dat?"
Yugi, the Pharaoh said in his mind, I think now would be a good time to ask about the dream.
Right, Yugi replied. He said out loud, "Guys, have you been having weird dreams lately, by any chance?"
Téa shook her head. Bakura said, "None in particular come to mind."
Joey replied, "Nope, my dreams have been pretty normal lately."
Tristan stared at him. "Since when do you consider helping a monkey learn how to do the chicken dance normal?"
"HEY, YOU SWORE YOU'D NEVER TELL DAT TA ANYONE!" Joey yelled. He jumped up from his seat, and the two started fighting again.
While they brawled, Téa turned back to Yugi and saw that he'd put his head down on his desk again. "Yugi?" she asked.
Suddenly, the Millennium Puzzle glowed with a golden light. When it faded away, the person lifted his head up from the desk to reveal that he was actually the Pharaoh.
"I apologize, Téa," the Pharaoh said, "but Yugi is unfortunately a bit too tired to speak to anyone."
"How come?"
"Actually…" The Pharaoh stood up. "I was hoping that I could explain that to you after school, perhaps at somewhere nicer than the abandoned warehouse where we could still speak freely. Both Yugi and I are in need of some help, you see, and I believe your advice could be of great assistance to us."
Téa stared. "I'd like to help you guys, of course, but…are you sure that I could actually do so with your particular problem?"
The Pharaoh smiled. "Your advice has always been excellent, Téa. I'm positive you can help."
"Okay, then…right after school?"
The Pharaoh nodded and sat back down in Yugi's seat right as the bell rang for the end of lunch. "That would be excellent."
"Great! It's a date, then," Téa said.
As she turned to go back to her seat, a slightly pink tinge came to her cheeks. It's a date, then, she repeated in her head. While she walked back to her desk, there was a slight perk in her step.
