Yeah! I finally thought up somewhere to go with this story! But of course, with the help of my friend crystal moon princess. So, I think there will only be about one or two chapters left. So enjoy!
It was a beautiful Monday morning, the first after Halloween. Yugi was hanging out before school with Bakura, Ryou, Marik and Atem. Ever since that Halloween night, Marik and Bakura had started going out. Atem would hit on Ryou, since they were the only really single ones in the group, but they all knew he was just kidding.
"I wonder where Melvin is." Marik said to the other group who had gone to the media center that day. Yugi and Atem were playing duel monsters and had almost the exact same life points remaining, Yugi had a slight lead though.
"Did someone tell him we were coming here?" Bakura asked, an arm around Marik, running his fingers through Marik's hair.
"I remembered to text him this morning. I told him to meet us in the media center, but I never got a text back. Which is weird, considering the fact that I always text him in the morning and his phone is never off." Yugi said while summoning the Dark Magician.
"Hm, then I wonder why he isn't here yet?" Ryou said, looking up from the homework he forgot to do for math.
"Yeah, it is pretty odd." Atem told the group, wiping out one hundred of Yugi's life points.
"Should we go look for him?" Yugi said looking up from his hand, but then the bell rang. So they all packed up their cards, homework, etc. and headed off to their first period. 'Melvin's in my first period class. Maybe he just showed up late.' Yugi thought as he and the other four walked to U.S. History.
When they arrived, Yugi saw Melvin sitting in his seat. He looked a little upset. Yugi was about to go ask him what was wrong, but the bell rang, and Yugi didn't want another note incident to happen. 'I'll talk to him after class.' He thought, taking his seat, and preparing for their lesson today about the thirteen colonies.
After class ended, Yugi waited for his friends to catch up with him. 'Ok. Atem, Marik, Bakura, Ryou...' He counted off in his head. But Melvin was no where to be seen.
"Melvin's not here again?" Marik asked, more or less to himself.
"He usually meets us here." Yugi said, beginning to worry. If Melvin had something on his mind, he would usually tell Yugi. But today, he was just avoiding everyone. Yugi turned and began running to his math class. He was hoping to either run into Melvin on the way, or get to class early enough to talk to him.
"Yugi! Slow down!" He heard Atem call from behind him. But he didn't listen. He kept running, so it only took him a minute to get to class, three minutes to go until the tardy bell rang. Melvin wasn't there.
'I must be a little too early.' Yugi thought to himself, trying to catch his breath. Atem, Marik, Bakura and Ryou came running up behind him, huffing and gasping for air.
"Yugi...Why...in the world...did you run?" Bakura asked between breaths.
"I wanted to get here early enough to talk to Melvin." Yugi said, walking to put his stuff down by his seat before walking up to the front of the room to get his graded test out of the 'Period 2' basket near the front of the room. 'Seventy! Ugh, I really need some tutoring.' Yugi thought when he saw his grade. He looked through the basket until he found Melvin's; he got a ninety five. 'Maybe I could ask Melvin.' Yugi felt the paper get snatched out of his hand. He turned to see Melvin standing there, looking over his test. Yugi smiled big, reveling his braces. "Hi Melvin! Hey, I wanted to ask you something." Yugi said to Melvin.
Melvin looked up from his test. His eyes were filled with sadness and grief, and Yugi could notice. "Yes?" Melvin said, telling him to keep talking.
Yugi s smile disappeared. "I-I was just wondering if you could tutor me in math sometime." Yugi asked. He continued. "And, where have you been all day? I didn t see you this morning or between periods." Yugi asked. Melvin, who looked to have had the slightest smile, frowned at the question. But before he could answer the bell rang, and Melvin left for his seat, not saying a word in response to Yugi.
This same pattern went on all day. Yugi tried to talk to Melvin in the classes they had together, but he found a way to get out of it. Even during their chorus class; the only class they actually sit next to each other in.
Yugi was wondering what was bumming Melvin out so bad. Was something at home not going right? Did Melvin think he was cheating on him again? If so, he would be mistaken. He hadn t kissed anyone else since that night at the fair with Atem. Which he very much regretted.
After school finally let out, Yugi followed Melvin to the bike rack. He was going to get some answers whether Melvin liked it or not. Yugi ran up in front of Melvin and stopped him. Melvin tried to get around, but Yugi wouldn t let him.
"Melvin. Is something wrong? You ve been avoiding me all day." Yugi asked Melvin. He sighed and put on a fake smile that he hoped would fool Yugi.
"I'm fine, panda!" He said. Yugi just kept glaring at him and raised and eyebrow in disbelief.
"Do you really expect me to believe that? You've looked completely depressed all day. Now come on, spill! What's on your mind?" Yugi said, hugging Melvin.
Melvin sighed again. "I wasn't going to tell you until it was completely necessary." Melvin told Yugi, hugging him back.
"Tell me what?" Yugi asked, looking up at Melvin. He thought he saw the slightest trace of tears in his eyes. "Melvin?"
"Yugi, me and my family are moving back to Egypt." Melvin told Yugi. Yugi just stared at Melvin in disbelief.
"You're joking right? Please tell me you're joking!" Yugi said looking back up at Melvin, who now had tears running down his face.
"No, no Yugi! I really wish I was, but I'm not! My mom got a really great job offer back home, and I didn't want to keep her from such a great opportunity! Also I knew if I tried to get her to stay, she would think of me as an ungrateful son who just thinks of himself!" Melvin said, slightly yelling, wiping tear off his cheeks. "I really wish I could stay here with you longer and talk with you, but I need to get back to my house to help my parents pack." Melvin said, kissing Yugi's forehead before walking off.
Yugi just stood there. He was still trying to process what had just been said to him. Yugi began to feel a bit queasy. But when he realized he was just standing there and looked like a complete idiot, he went to find his grandfather; his stomach aching. When he climbed into his grandfathers car, he was completely silent.
His grandfather was the first to speak. "So Yugi, how was school?" Yugi didn t answer. He just sat there and stared out the front window. His grandfather looked at him a little worried. "Yugi? Are you feeling alright? You look a bit pale."
Now that he mentioned it, Yugi didn't feel well at all. His queasiness turned into full blown nausea. Yugi shook his head.
"Do you want me to pull over?" Solomon asked Yugi, who shook his head yes. Solomon pulled into the parking lot of the gas station that was only about a block away from the school. Yugi lunged out of the car, fell to his knees, and got sick.
Conveniently there at the gas station was Marik, Bakura and Ryou. Ryou was inside buying a soda, and Marik and Bakura were waiting for him outside. They were talking about Saturday night date plans, when Marik pointed out Yugi's grandfather's car pulling into the parking lot. Only, it didn't park, it just pulled in. Marik and Bakura saw Yugi run out of the car and start to vomit. Bakura ran over to help. Marik was pretty grossed out, but still went over as well.
"Yugi! Are you alright?" Bakura called while running over. Yugi gripped his stomach. He wasn't alright at all obviously, but he was trying to figure out what was making him sick.
Yugi felt tears welling up in his eyes. His stomach was hurting like crazy, and the taste was no better. When Yugi finish, he coughed a few times. He heard someone else running over, and looked up to see Ryou.
"Do you feel better?" Marik asked Yugi, who threw a hand over his mouth and shook his head no.
"Well, take all the time you need Yugi. We won't leave until you feel well enough to get back into the car with out throwing up." His grandfather told him. Yugi gagged into his hand, before getting sick more.
"What's wrong with Yugi?" Ryou asked when he saw Yugi getting sick. Marik and Bakura just shrugged. Until they heard Yugi start crying. They thought it was just because he was throwing up. Ryou bent down next to Yugi and began to rub his back, trying to comfort him. "Yugi, why are you crying?"
"Melvin." Was all Yugi could choke out. He took in a sharp breath and wiped his eyes of tears.
"What about Melvin?" Solomon asked his grandson, with a tone of protection.
"H-he s moving t-to Egypt!" Yugi yelled out. He was sobbing his eyes out by then.
"I think I figured out why Yugi got sick." Marik said, and everyone turned to listen to what Marik had to say.
"What?" Bakura asked.
"He might be having an emotional overload. It happened to Melvin before actually. When his father got killed." Marik said.
"His father was killed?" Yugi asked, tears still pouring down his face. Marik nodded.
"A car accident. He got a call from his mother, and I noticed that while he was on the phone, he was turning really pale. Almost as pale as Bakura, no offence. When he hung up the phone, he flew up and ran to the bathroom. I was confused at first, but after we called his mom back to tell her Melvin just puked his guts out, she told us he just got a little worked up." Marik exclaimed to everyone. Everyone just stared at Marik; he may act like a complete moron, but he could be smart at times.
"Wow, I never knew that about Melvin." Yugi said, not really crying anymore. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand before he was handed a bottle of water from his grandfather. Yugi took a sip and cringed at the taste. So he just took a big mouth full and swished it around in his mouth a few times before spitting it out on the ground with the vomit.
"Do you feel better Yugi?" Ryou asked Yugi, still rubbing his back.
"Yeah, I feel a little better. Thanks." He replied back. He stood up shakily before leaning on his grandfathers car.
"At least you didn t get sick in my car." Solomon told Yugi, who chuckled a little. But his mood was killed when he remembered why he had gotten sick in the first place. He was about to throw his hands over his eyes, until he remembered he got a little throw up on them. He would've wiped his hands on his uniform, but that would have just been gross.
"Well, we have to get going. Our mums will worry if we re not home soon. I hope you feel better soon Yugi." Ryou called out as Marik, Bakura and him walked back to their bikes.
"Do you feel better enough to get back in the car?" Solomon asked his grandson, who nodded and got in the car. He found a napkin in the glove box and wiped some throw up off his mouth and hands, and a little off his pants. "When we get home I want you to go straight up to bed, and take a pail." Solomon told Yugi.
"I think I m better now Grandpa." Yugi said to his grandfather.
"'Think'. I don't want to risk it though. Cause if you do get sick, I'm gonna end up being the one to clean it up." He said, making Yugi laugh.
When they finally got back to their house, Yugi told his mom why it took them so long to get home. She told him the same thing his grandfather did. So, he was obviously suppose to listen. He went up to his room and took out his phone to text Melvin.
*Yugi texting Melvin*
Yugi: Melvin? U there?
Melvin: Ya, wats up?
Yugi: NM, just laying in bed with a tummy ache after barfing my guts out in the parking lot at the gas station. U?
Melvin: U got sick? U ok? Y did u get sick, well, if u know y.
Yugi: Yes. Yes. And Marik said I had an Emotional overload
Melvin: Ive had one of those b4.
Yugi: Ik, Marik told me.
Melvin: Wat got u so worked up?
Yugi: U leaving 4 Egypt.
Melvin: I made u vomit?
Yugi: Well, wen u say it like that, it sounds bad. It was the news of u leaving.
Melvin: Oh. Well im srry koi.
Yugi: Koi? Wats that mean?
Melvin: Um its Japanese for love
Yugi: Oh.
Melvin: Yugi?
Yugi: Yeah.
Melvin: I love you.
Just then, Yugi s grandfather walked in with some dinner on a tray with legs for Yugi to eat in bed. He just saw Yugi gawking at his phone.
"Yugi? What is so amazing?" Solomon asked Yugi who snapped his head up. But them burst into a big grin, reveling his braces. And also blushing.
"I'm texting Melvin, and he said 'I love you'!" Yugi said, holding his cell to his chest and staring down at his blanket in front of him.
Yugi's grandfather smiled at seeing him so happy.
"Grandpa?" Yugi said, looking up at his grandfather, his face full of seriousness.
"Yes Yugi?"
"I'm going to Egypt with Melvin." He said, putting his phone down.
Solomon stared at his grandson in disbelief. "Yugi, you can't go to Egypt."
"I'm going grandpa, no matter what you say. I'm sorry, but I love Melvin, too, and I want to be with him." Yugi said.
"Yugi, I know you must love him. But, you haven't even really been dating for a month. I can't send you to live with your boyfriend you've only been dating for a few weeks." Solomon told Yugi. Yugi would have fought back, but his grandfather was right. They'd only been dating a while.
Yugi sighed. "You're right. Sorry Gramps." Yugi told his grandpa, dropping his head.
"It's ok Yugi. Here, eat some food, you must be hungry." Solomon said, putting the tray in front of Yugi.
"Thanks." He said, picking up the burger on his plate and taking a bite of it. He was pretty hungry. When his grandfather left the room, Yugi started to text Melvin again.
Yugi: Hey, srry. My grandpa walked in with some dinner for me.
Melvin: Its ok.
Yugi: Melvin?
Melvin: Yes koi?
Yugi: ^-^ I like that new nick name! And, I love you too.
Melvin: That s good. After u didn t text me back, I thought I scared u or something.
Yugi: No, actually the complete opposite! I was ecstatic! Ive been waiting 4 u to tell me that ever since that game of truth or dare we played. Wen r u leaving for Egypt so I can come with u to say goodbye?
Melvin: Wednesday. Right after school. U can come with me and my parent if its fine with urs.
Yugi: Ok, ill ask them 2night.
Melvin: Alright. I have to go, my mom said to stop texting ~_~
Yugi: Lol, bye. I love you Melvin!
Melvin: Bye. I love you too!
When Yugi stopped texting Melvin, he moved his tray aside and leaped out of bed. He ran down stairs and asked if it was ok to go with Melvin to the air port. They said yes.
*Wednesday, after school, at the air port*
Yugi and Marik *He came along too* were walking to the security gate with Melvin. Yugi was trying his hardest not to cry. When they got to the entrance to the security gate, where only Melvin and his parent would be able to enter, Melvin turned to Marik and Yugi.
"Well guys, this is it I guess." Melvin sighed.
"Yeah, I guess so." Marik spoke after.
"Yeah." Yugi said, his voice cracking from trying not to cry. Melvin went and hugged Yugi, who hugged back and began to cry. Marik and Melvin started to cry, also.
"Melvin, hurry up. We don't want to miss out flight." His mother called from in front of the gate.
"Good bye Yugi." Melvin told Yugi. He leaned in and kissed Yugi; a long, passionate kiss since this was probably going to be their last.
When the kiss broke, Yugi hugged Melvin again. "Good bye Melvin. I love you."
"I love you too, Yugi." Melvin said. He moved from Yugi over to Marik. He held his arms out to Marik. Marik and him shared a quick hug and said their good byes.
Melvin walked to the gate and got his ticket signed. He turned back to Marik and Yugi one last time and waved good bye, before turning to walk through security. Yugi wiped his eyes, only to be welcomed by more tears. Marik was the first to speak up.
"Um, Yugi?" He said. Yugi looked up at Marik. "How are we getting home?"
"Oh, crap! I forgot to arrange a ride home! Do you have any money?" He asked Marik. Thankfully, Marik had five dollars, so they took a bus home.
One more chapter! It'll sort of be like an epilogue. Aw, they finally say I love you to each other, but get taken away from each other. What will happen next chapter? OMG! I really want to write the next chapter now! If I get at least five reviews for this chapter, I'll write it by the end of my three day weekend, or when ever I get the fifth review.