Chapter 5

Jonouchi sat on the bed and laughed as Yugi tried every thing in his power to make Yami's hair flat. "Give it a rest, Yuge."

Yugi removed the hair pins from his teeth. "Why don't you try it?"

"I'll pass," Jonouchi said. He lay down on the bed and looked at the ceiling. "Ya know what, Yami has a great room. Your gramps was smart when he extended the store back and gave Yami his own room."

"It's just less cluttered than mine and yours. That's why you like it." Yugi tied a black bandana over Yami's hair. He looked at Yami's reflection in the mirror. His other's face was staring into nothing. "Yami?"

Yami blinked his eyes and looked up. "What is it, Yugi?"

"Do you need to talk?"

"It has been over a week."

"Since what?" Jonouchi asked.

Yugi looked up. "Since Yami built his deck." He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Jo, could you go into my room and find the duel disks?"

Jonouchi raised his eyebrows a bit. "I guess so," he said. He walked through the door that connected Yami's room to Yugi's.

"I am nervous," Yami said.

"About seeing him again?"

"Yes. I do not know what I will do when I see him again."

"I'm more interested in what Kaiba will do."

Jonouchi's hand paused just inches above the duel disk boxes. Why would Yami be nervous about seeing Kaiba?"

"A week is long," Yami said. "I have felt an ache in my heart for him. I miss Seto."

"You'll see him today at the tournament. Jo, can you find them?" Yugi went into the other room. He looked at his friend's shocked face. "Jonouchi?"

"What's goin' on, Yuge?"

Yami put his face in his hands.

"Nothing is going on." Yugi took the duel disks from him. "You're just crazy."

"I am not crazy. What's goin' on?"

"I am keeping a secret," Yugi said as he walked back into Yami's room. "You will just have to wait for Yami to tell you."

"I bet Anzu knows." Jonouchi mumbled.

Yugi set the boxes on the desk next to Yami. "She doesn't. It's none of her business. This has everything to do with Yami."

"Let's not discuss this anymore," Yami said firmly.

Jonouchi sat on the bed. "Whateva you say."

"Have you thought of a name yet?" Yugi asked.

"Amon." Yami got out of the chair and went to his closet. "I believe it means 'the hidden one.' It suits me." He pulled a long black coat from the closet.

"That's one of my Halloween costumes." Yugi peered into Yami's closet. "How did it end up in your room?"

Yami smiled weakly. "I don't know, but it will suit me just fine."

"So will these," Yugi said handing him a pair of dark sunglasses. "To cover those one of a kind Egyptian eyes."

"Thank you, Yugi." Yami put his belt with the card pocket around his waist.

Jonouchi remained silent. He wanted to know what was going on.

Yami put on the long coat and sunglasses. With all of his obvious features covered, he looked completely unrecognizable. He placed the duel disk on his arm.

"This feels like old times," Yugi said. "Come on, Jo."

"Right behind ya."

A pair of blue eyes looked at all of the people coming into his personal dueling stadium. He looked around as onlookers and potential duelists walked through the doors. Some old has been duelists came in along with new ones attending the academy. His eyes narrowed as Yugi and his gang became visible.

"Hey, it's Yugi!" Mokuba turned. "I'm going to go down and meet him."

Seto said nothing as his brother went to the lower level. He should have figured that Yugi would be there. It looked as if his mutt friend wanted to enter the tournament, too. He smirked. It would be fun facing the real Yugi if he won. Yugi's deck was weaker than Yami's. Yami... Seto shook his head roughly. There would be none of that kind of thinking on that day. He took his eyes away from Yugi as he saw Mokuba's sheet of hair moving towards them. His chair spun around, and he began to look at the names of the entrants of the tournament.

Visions began to dance though his mind, like they had been for the past week. Yami was in every one of them. Seto closed his eyes. Smooth, cool lips grazed against his. He groaned. Yami continued to haunt his thoughts and dreams. Perhaps Mokuba was right. Maybe tournaments can't take away every problem.

"I'm surprised you're here," Mokuba said. He looked at the person dressed in black sitting near Yugi. "How did you get your hair down?"

Yami turned in his seat. "Please don't tell Seto."

"I won't." Mokuba looked towards the duel taking place. "Anyways, we decided to do just four thousand life points for the first three rounds, and then the semi-finals and finals will be eight thousand life points."

"How many duelists are there?"

"Only thirty-two."

"And the competition looks awesome," Yugi said as the duelist brought an Elemental Hero card onto the field. The opposing duelist used transportation themed monsters.

Jonouchi folded his arms over his chest. "So Mokuba knows somethin', and I don't."

"Give it up, Jo."

After getting through all of the rounds of competition, Yugi faced Jonouchi and Yami faced a boy named Juudai. Yami recognized him as the boy he had given the Winged Kuriboh years back.

Yami and Yugi faced each other in the finals. Yami came out as the winner.

Seto got onto the dueling field next. "Along with the prize for winning, you get to face me." He put his deck in his duel disk. "You can name the prize if you manage to beat me. What was your name again?"

"Amon." Yami masked his voice. "I don't intend to lose. I'm not afraid of you."

"You will be," Seto said with a smirk.

"Let's duel!"