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Chapter 6: Breaking the chains
Saying a quick goodbye I slipped into my house. Today had been a good day, all I needed was to slip by mom unnoticed. Then she wouldn't ask about the bags. The less she knew, the better my life was. As sad as that was, it was true. She didn't just ruin the image of a mother for Amane, she ruined it for me too. I would never know what it is like to be close to your mother, on the other hand, I knew exactly how it felt to be close to your dad. She had helped me understand that by driving dad and us away from her. That thing barely deserved the title of mother! Yami are you influencing my thought, I asked my other self. "Maybe a little…" Yami said quietly. Well stop, I scolded her as I ran upstairs undetected. Then I heard a loud snore, that's why. She had fallen asleep, soon I would too. I was tired from the fun shopping trip with Yugi. Did I break any chains, I wondered as I got dressed for bed. "I think you might have," Yami told me. Great, I thought back to her. By the time I was dressed I was yawning and my eyes dropping. Yawning I crawled into bed. I almost fell asleep instantly.
Again I was in the realm and Yami was staring at me. "Yes?" I asked.
"Thought you might want to know something, since I share your body, if you remove the chains you may be able to see Amane. If she was telling the truth and is your guardian angel then you should be able to see her. You must keep your mind open, and free. In fact, the reason you haven't been able to is because of the chains," Yami explained. Was she telling me the truth?
"Would the flashbacks stop too?" I asked. I really was getting tired of them!
"Maybe, I am not sure about that part," Yami said thoughtfully. "There is a chance they will yes, but I am not 100% certain they will. Since they are caused from PTSD not the chains." The only thing I could do is try, if I removed them, then at least I could talk to Amane. That was only IF she was telling the truth. Was she?
"I hope so, they annoy me," I muttered in annoyance. The flashback were getting out of hand, I mean on a bike, REALLY?! That could have ended badly, FOR ME! Well, and Yami. "If I die, do you die?" I asked. That question had been haunting me for a while now.
"You know, you can elude death once, but twice no," Yami said. What was she talking about? I cocked my head to the side, confused. "In simpler words, yes," she said.
"Why didn't you just say that to begin with?" I asked her. Yes was easier to explain then what she had originally said! Yami shrugged and I rolled my eyes at her. "So I am sure you know that I have a date-"
"With Seto yes, I am not stupid, I know these things," she said.
"Okay, well I don't want to wear the ring," I said bluntly. Bluntness was something I was VERY good at. For a moment or two we just stood there staring at each other.
Yami crossed her arms and asked, "Why?"
"Well you see, it doesn't go with my outfit," I explain. This was true, she didn't think I was trying to get rid of her, did she? Probably, but I couldn't get rid of the ring, I just couldn't. Even it meant putting up with Yami, it reminded me of my dad.
"Fine," she said bluntly. Looks like I wasn't the only one who liked to be blunt here.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," I said smiling at her. To my surprise she smiled back at me uncrossing her arms.
"If you would like I could return you to your dreams," she said. I shrugged, I didn't care. Here or my dreams, what did it matter? "I think I'll return you, it was nice chatting with you Bakura-kun," she said smirking. Before I could tell her to leave the kun off at the end the realm disappeared, and I was swallowed by darkness. Time for the next dream, I thought as I fell into the darkness.
When I awoke I entered a familiar dream. I was chained, sitting on a cold floor in a dark jail cell. I sighed, so the chains weren't gone. Then I noticed one of my hands were free. I could practically squeal with joy. It was working! All my hard work be better myself was paying off! I pulled my hand in front of my face to make sure it was true, that my hand really was free. Sure enough, my hand easily was able to move to my face and move around, no chain. YES! "YES!" I screamed unable to help myself.
"Are we happy?" Yami walked in laughing. I sent her a small weak glare, I couldn't muster a normal one since I was so happy.
"Yes," I said moving my hand so she could see the chain was no longer there. She nodded and looked fairly impressed with me.
"Very good, I have a feeling since you are accepting both Yugi and Seto into your life that this caused a chain to break. I didn't expect it to be broken so soon, unless," Yami trailed off. Unless what? She didn't finish her sentence! Now I was over whelmed with curiosity.
"Unless what?" I asked her cocking my head to the side. What was she trying to get at?
"I only know of one way this could happen so quickly. This normally happens when people find there soul mate. Often people don't, or think they do but they end up wrong. Judging by this, I would say Seto is your soul mate. I could be wrong but I highly doubt I am," Yami said pacing in front of me. I almost wished I could pace with her, pacing helped clear my mind. Sadly though I was chained to the ground still. "This chain also controlled you being able to see Amane in your dreams. This mean if she is your angel she can visit in dreams," she went on to explain. This perked me up even more making me giddy with happiness.
"REALLY!" I squealed in pure happiness. Yami turned to me with a smile on her face, it wasn't often I was so happy like this.
"Yes really Hikara," she said smiling knowing I didn't know what hikara meant.
"Hikara?" I asked her cocking my head to the side again. It was a habit of mine to do that when I didn't understand something.
"It means you are my light side. Just like Yami means dark Hikara means light," she explained to me and then continued to pace. "Now if Amane can come in then if I walk out of this dream she may walk in," she muttered to herself. How did I feel about this, I wondered. On one had I wanted to see Amane VERY badly, but on the other hand I didn't want Yami to leave. She may be evil but I was fastly accepting her as a friend, I mean she was ALWAYS there! "You wanna try?" she asked looking me dead in the eye. She looked exactly like me… if I had spiked up hair and small fangs.
"I guess," I said shrugging trying not to sound too excited. She knew I was so I didn't know why I tried, it was no use, she knew all. She knew me because she could see inside my mind, I wonder if one day I would be able to see inside hers.
"Okay well talk to you in the morning Bakura-kun," she said disappearing into the darkness. I could see Bakura-kun becoming her nick name for me fast. Suppressing a groan I waited to see if Amane would join me in this dream. She did.
"Ryou!" she cried when she say me. She ran over to me and threw she arms around me. I put my only free arm around her trying not to cry. This hug would only happen in my dream.
"Hello Maney," I said as she backed away and looked at me.
"You broke your arm free! That was fast… thought the other you DID say she suspected that you met your soul mate," Amane commented. "So who is he?" she asked me her arms bright and curios.
"Well remember that gaming company you liked so much?" I asked her. Slowly she nodded trying to piece together and then her eyes went huge. "Yep," I said reading her expression, "Seto Kaiba himself," I told her. She squealed and spun around making me giggle at her girliness.
"You. Are. So. LUCKY!" she told me grinning ear to ear. "One day I may have to drop in on one of your twos dates," she said with a giggle.
I pointed a stern finger at her, "You will not," I told her. Amane simply giggled and spun around making her blonde hair twirl around her. Man how I could I be mad at her when she looked so sweet and innocent?
"So when is your next date?" Amane asked me.
"September 2nd," I told her then it hit me. Our first date, was on my birthday.
Amane squealed (again), "How romantic a date on your birthday!" she said. It was romantic but weird, why hadn't I noticed that before now. I had been so happy that we were just going on a date I forgot all about the fact it was my birthday… weird.
"Is it bad I just remember that's my birthday?" I asked with a laugh. It wasn't like anyone here cared, or at least at our house. So I guess I just… forgot.
"Must be love!" Amane said all lovey like and batting her eyelashes.
"You better consider yourself lucky that I am chained here!" I told her as a blush spread across my face making her laugh. The laugh made me roll my eyes.
"Well you'll be waking up soon so I should go, but I promise to visit again as soon as I can," she said holding her pinky finger out.
"Bye Manye," I said making her make a pinky promise to me.
"Bye Ryou," she said and then she was gone. I held back a sob because I knew she would be back, real soon. Well if I was going to wake up, I did hope it was soon.
I woke up smiling. It was Saturday, I loved weekends. Weekends meant no bullies or school drama! Plus tomorrow was my date with Seto! Maybe Yugi could come over… or I could go to her house I thought laughing slightly. Imagine her coming over here, not a happy image. She would know I lied about my mom not being that bad. Then I bit my lip, I didn't have an excuse to wear long sleeves and pants. It wasn't too hot outside but wearing long sleeves was crazy! "Wanting to cover up your scars?" Yami asked me. yea, I thought back sighing. "Why? They show how strong you are," Yami said. I had never thought of them that way. They had always been a sign of weakness and pain. A sign of how ugly I truly was. "You aren't ugly!" Yami told me. "Show off those scars! They are who you are," Yami said, "If you won't, then I will take over and make you!" she threatened. I laughed a little, oh really, I thought back, prove it. So far she said she could but hadn't proved it. "Okay I will," she said and then my body stung with pain as the ring started to glow. "Don't worry, when we do this more it won't hurt. It only hurts the first couple times, it hurts the worse the first time," Yami tried to assure me. I hissed and then stumbled because of the pain only narrowly steading myself with my nightstand. I bit back a scream a pain not wanting my mother knowing I was in pain. Knowing her, she would like that fact. My vision was blurring from the pain, my breathe came out in short quick gasps. The pain felt as if someone was stabbing me with a thousand knives while someone tried clawing out of me. Why does it hurt so much, I asked Yami. "Because your body is becoming me," Yami explained. Why do you have to be so different, I complained as another are of bone crushing pain overcame me. I really didn't like turning into her, I decided as I let out a final gasp of pain and fell to my knees. Then the pain was gone. I sighed and realized that I didn't actually sigh… weird. Then I started to stand, the heck I didn't want to stand! Then I started to walk. BODY WHY ARE YOU WALKING?! I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO WALK! I yelled at my body as it continued to walk.
"You didn't but I did," Yami said and then I realized I didn't control my body. That what Yami just said was said aloud. I gasped, she was right. "Allow me to enlighten you on why it hurt so much for you to become me," she said walking over to my full length mirror. I had the mirror to make sure none of my scars were showing when I wore something, and to make sure it looked good. Instead of seeing what I was wearing I saw a person in my outfit, sadly this person wasn't me. This persons hair fell down like mine but was slightly pointer, her eyes were the color of dried blood, this person also had bangs that looked more like tiny bat wings. This was Yami in my body.
"Okay, okay, give me my body back. You proved you could, so now give it back," I commanded her and she laughed.
"That would work on most Yami's but not on me, I'm not normal," she said grinning. When she grinned I saw two sharp pointed fangs. Oh dear, I thought. "Now where do you keep your short sleeves tops. You don't get your body back till you show me where you keep your short sleeves tops and I take you to Yugi's to make sure you don't change. If you won't show off your scars I'll show them off for you," Yami said.
I sighed, "They are in the top drawer of my nightstand," I told her. I knew she wouldn't give me it back, though I didn't understand why she insisted. "Why do you insist for me to show off my scars?" I asked Yami confused. Yami pulled out a short sleeve top and went short hunting. "Bottom drawer," I said with no emotion waiting for her to answer.
Yami sighed as she went through my shorts, "Fine I'll tell you," she said. "In my past life I too had scars. Instead of hiding them though I showed them off to show self-confidence. I don't want you not to like your scars Ryou, they are part of you, be proud of them. Be proud that you lived through those hard time," Yami said. I was so touched she cared about me so much that I didn't even get on her for calling me Ryou.
"Fine, I'll let you show them off, for today. What about my date with Seto… he'll run if he sees them," I muttered sadly. It was true, and I knew if deep down inside. Deep down inside, I was ugly.
"RYOU BAKURA DON'T YOU DARE THINK THAT!" Yami yelled at me making me jump, well not really. I can't jump because I didn't have a body to jump with. "You are beautiful and if Kiaba can't see them well then SCREW HIM!" she said. "Show him them Ryou, if he can't deal with them then he isn't the one. He won't care trust me," Yami said smirking as she found the shorts that went with a top.
"Are you sure Yami…?" I said not so sure. All my life it seems I was told how ugly I was… I started to believe it, it seems.
"Yes I am Ryou, 100% sure," Yami said getting dressed. The top she picked was my top that said its game time in big red letters, the actual top was grey. She paired it with red shorts, I had to admit that they looked good on me. Though the red did bring out some of my scars that had scared red and the top was old so it showed a part of my stomach. This exposed the ends of old scars on my stomach. "There now let's go to Yuig's. You will have to lead me but I am not letting you take control till we get there," Yami said.
"Fine," I grumbled to her rolling my eyes. I didn't like how my scars stood out or that they even showed at all for that matter. She walked downstairs and my mom was passed out on the couch.
"Darn I was hoping to send her to the shadow realm," she said.
"NO!" I told her. She may have my body but Yami was NOT sending my mother to that place, wherever it may be.
"Fine, fine I was kidding after all," she said and then under her breathe said, "sort of."
"I HEARD THAT!" I told her and she smirked.
"Where to?" she asked changing the subject to try and calm me. I decided to let her have her way and to calm her down. About half way through my worst nightmare happened, we ran into Seto. "GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Yami yelled since they both had been knocked down. She didn't see who it was.
"THAT'S SETO!" I yelled at her and face palmed. She was going to be the death of me. Uh oh, she thought to me.
"Kaiba-sama I am so sorry," Yami said trying to help him up. Seto looked up at her and then his eyes got wide for a second before returning to his normal composer.
"Your eyes! He knows!" I said remembering that she had eyes the color of dried blood, no chocolate brown. Then his eyes moved down to my body, again his eyes widened. I felt like crying, he was seeing my scars.
"Watch where you are going Bakura-san," was all he said as he walked away. Secretly I was glad Yami had taken over, otherwise I would have been bursting out in tears. He saw my scars, now he would think I was ugly.
"No he won't," Yami tried to reassure you but I just told her the next set of directions. When we got to Yugi's Yami sighed. "Well it seems it's your turn to have the body, don't worry it doesn't hurt when you take over," Yami said handing me back over control. The ring started to glow again and then blinding came out of it and I was back. I moved my fingers and smiled, back in control. I walked up and knocked on Yugi's door.
"I'll get it grandpa," I heard Yugi's small voice call from inside. She opened the door and smiled when she say me, "Bakura," she said happily. "What a nice surprise, Bakura?" she said when she noticed I was about to cry still.
"I need to talk to you alone," I said trying, and slightly failing, to keep my voice level.
"Of course come on in," she said leading me in. her grandpa saw me and waited to be introduced. "Grandpa this is Bakura-san, the girl I was telling you about earlier. Bakura this is grandpa, he watches over me," Yugi explained.
I put on a forced smile, "Nice to meet you," I said and then bowed. He did the same and then let us go upstairs.
When we got there Yugi shut the door and turned to me, "What happened?" she asked and then I busted into tears.
"Yami took control earlier for the first time, she wanted me to show my scars. I let her and when we were walking over we ran into Seto. He's going to think I'm ugly Yugi," I said and then started to ball again. She led me to her bed and tried to comfort me.
"Shhhh, I am sure that's not true," Yugi insisted. She sounds like Yami, I thought.
"Because she's right!" Yami said and I didn't bother saying anything to her, I just cried. All my life I was told how ugly I was, because of my scars, my hair, my body. No one wants me… out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash of light, Amane? "I think, spite all this, a chain may have broken," Yami said. How, I thought to her. "You are openly crying with Yugi," she said, "that shows true friendship." This was true, I had never done this before, even with Amane. I had always cried alone, not with anyone else, only because I wanted to seem strong. Yet here I was, crying with Yugi in her room, it was almost comical. In fact I started to laugh.
"You're laughing?" Yugi said raising an eyebrow.
"It's just," I sighed giggling slightly, "I came here and I have done stuff I have never done before. I have a date with a crush, I have a crazy voice in my head, I have a friend, and now I am openely crying. I didn't even do that with Amane," I said shaking my head.
"I am not a crazy voice!" Yami said and I shook my head. Of course that the part you get, I thought back to her chuckling slightly.
"Well, this is all new for you. I'm just glad you chose me as your friend so I can help you through this," Yugi said smiling at me.
I have her a big hug, "I am too Yugi, I am too."
"What do you want to do now?" Yugi asked me stranding up seeing as I was calmer. I shrugged still feeling out of place with my scars. People would wonder why a person my age would have so many scars.
"If they wonder about you imagine what they would think of Amane," Yami said. This was true, Amane had been like me, scars littered our skin up and down.
"How about I teach you duel monsters. Kaiba loves them so it'll give you two something to talk about during tomorrows date," Yugi offered.
I grinned, "Sounds perfect." Yugi took me down to her grandfather's game shop downstairs. With help from Yugi and her grandfather I turned out to be an okay player. I could even hold my own with the queen of games herself. Which she turned out to be very modest about and that made me laugh.
"So we don't have that in common," Yami said through our mind link. This made me laugh harder and Yugi to raise an eyebrow before shaking her head dismissing it. I grinned at Yugi, and then thought to Yami, you know modesty is good. "Since when?" Yami asked and I rolled my eyes at her as Yugi's attacked activated one of my traps. "You're good at this, are you sure you never have played before?" Yami asked. I may have watched Amane and her friends play a couple times, I admitted and then relized I shouldn't have. Dang flashbacks, I cursed feeling it coming on.
FLASHBACK
"I play Dark Magician Girl in attack mode," one of Amane's friends said putting down a girl with a blue and pink dress. Amane looked at the cards in her hand, I could tell she was thinking real hard.
"I counter that with Dark Magician and I also play Magic Formula to boost his attack by 700," she said playing a monster and magic card. This is what her and her friends did, they played duel monsters. On more than one occasion I had to beat up a kid for taking a card from her. Sure I wasn't proud I had to beat up kids, it's not like I liked it, but I had to. I had to do a lot I didn't like for Amane's sake. For example watching these duels her and her friends did.
"Darn it, my magician!" her friend cried as Amane attacked and the girl lost 1200 life points. "Now I only have… How much Ryou?" her friend asked. I sighed, this was why I was here, I was there life point tracker.
"800 points left, I would be defensive till you can take that magician down, oh and the Dark Magician's attack is 3200," I commented. I also had battle plans and kept track of a monster's attack points. Amane's friend nodded and played poison mummy face-down defense. When my sister attack she lost 500 life points.
"I should have seen that coming! You love that card," Amane said shaking her head. Her friend chuckled to herself, obviously happy she deceived Amane.
"1500," I commented on Amane's life points yawning. Amane always won, so watching got boring. They played a bit longer till Amane finally got her friend to play an attack monster and then she took the last 800 points that she clung onto.
"Darn I lose again, you're so good Amane. One day you are going to be in the big leagues with Seto Kaiba himself," her friend commented.
FLASHBACK ENDS
I think when her friend mentioned my new boyfriend that somehow broke me out of it. Had one of Amane's friends really mentioned her now boyfriend all those years ago. Her breathing was coming out in fast scared pants. Was that just a coincidence? I wasn't so sure it was. "Are you okay?" Yugi asked as she hovered over me. I then noticed that I had fallen out of my chair and was sitting on my floor. Pain coursed through my butt, owwww.
"Besides a butt-ache, yea I think I'm okay," I said rubbing my backside. Yugi said something to her grandfather I didn't quite catch.
"You sure you're okay?" Yami asked me in my mind. Yea im fine, just a bit spooked, I thought back to her as Yugi helped me up. "So Seto was mentioned back then too, interesting," Yami said. Intruding on my mind, I asked her. There was no response through the mind link.
"My grandpa is getting you some ice for your butt," Yugi said and I nodded. Tomorrow was my very first date and I would have to deal with an aching butt, great. Yugi's grandfather gave me ice and I sat on it.
"What happened?" he asked me concerned.
"I have PTSD I think, I don't know. I get flashbacks sometimes, nothing major. I use to watch my little sister and her friend play duel monsters before she died," I explained to him. "Ever since she died I get flashbacks at the weirdest of times. Sometimes I can fight them, but that is hardly ever," I said remembering how I fought one when I was on the bike. Though I had a sneaking suspicion that that was because Yami had helped somehow.
"You should go to the doctor or consoler and get that worked out," Yugi's grandfather said. This made me laugh out loud, only it was a harsh, bitter laugh.
"Like my mom cares enough to do that," I muttered bitterly.
"There is always the shadow realm," Yami reminded me. No, I told her sternly.
"I thought you said your mom was good to you," Yugi said. Crud, I thought, now I have to tell her.
"I told you that because I didn't want you to worry," I told her softly.
"What does she do?" Yugi demanded to know. I sighed, not wanting to tell or show her. Slowly I started to cover my wrist where she had burned me. Yugi saw this move and took my wrist firmly, her eyes widened at the cigarette sized burn mark. Quickly I tore my hand away but it was no use, her and her grandfather had already seen the burn.
"That's child abuse!" Yugi's grandfather roared in anger. Yugi nodded in agreement concern and worry filled her big amethyst eyes. This is why I wear the sleeves, I yelled at Yami and I could feel the shrug.
"No really it's nothing," I said trying to dismiss the small mark. I mean just last week she had thrown a wine bottle at me, sure it missed but still!
"Your mom is horrid," Yami informed me. Thanks I already know that, I told her bitterly. Knowing Yami she was searching my mind finding out everything my mom has done.
"NOTHING?! Bakura this is horrid! She can't get away with this!" Yugi yelled.
"Calm down, calm down. I leave once I turn 16 or 17, which isn't too far away," I told her. This was getting out of hand fast, and I didn't like it. "Just calm down and forget about it," I told her.
"What else?" Yugi asked. I cocked my head to the side not understanding the question. "What else has she done?" Yugi asked again.
"Listen its nothing really-" Yugi cut me off.
"What else Bakura," the tricolored hair teen asked. I buried my head in my hands, I knew I would have to tell her.
"Let me take over, I can tell them," Yami offered. Well my theory was true, she had went through my head. No, I thought, you'll try to take the puzzle. "I promise I won't, and since you changed already once it won't hurt. It'll bring up to many bad memories and a flashback could happen," Yami reminded me. I sighed, fine, I told her. Then she took over and I watched, ready to fight for control in case Yami tried to take my friends puzzle.
"Who are you?" Yugi's grandfather asked, "Where is Bakura?"
"I am the spirit of the ring, and before the little brat asks, yes I am evil," Yami said.
"HEY SHE'S NOT A BRAT!" I yelled inside my soul room. At least, I figured that's where I was, it looked like the dreams. Dark, damp, and depressing, only I wasn't chained to the floor. In the corner of my eyes I saw the three chains though.
"Then why are you here?" Yugi asked putting a protective hand over her puzzle.
"I promise not to steal it, I promised Bakura-kun I wouldn't," and there she goes with the Bakura-kun again! "I care deeply for my hikara and I don't want her to be hurt. Sadly she won't let me send the witch woman to the shadow realm. I am here to tell you what her mom does, because she may go into a flashback and with the things she's done, I don't want to put Bakura through that."
"Okay," Yugi said crossing her arms, "go on."
"Gladly," Yami said looking at the two people in front of her. "Last week she threw a wine bottle at her head, narrowly missing it. This hasn't been the first time though. One time she did hit her in the back with a glass bottle, it shattered. She was unconscious for a couple hours from blood loss. Lucky her I was helping the best I could, I healed her. Her mom tried going after her with a knife the first month she was there, she learned not to. You remember how Bakura-kun got the scars right? The bullying was with knives so she was able to easily overcome her mom and take the knife. Her mom was drunk so that just made it easier. Her mom likes to burn her with those things she smokes, she does that often. At least once a week I would say. Oh and last but not least she has been known to beat her, not often, but like once every two or three weeks," Yami said. Yugi and her grandfather looked flabbergasted. Their mouths were open so wide they could catch flies. Their twin expressions would have been funny under different conditions.
"Really?" Yugi asked in a horrified whisper. Yami nodded, even Yami was disgusted by my mom's actions.
"We have to report her," Yugi's grandfather said firmly.
"I'm afraid not, Bakura won't let you, and if you do she will deny her mom did anything. Say it was all from bullies at her old school," Yami said. Which you really shouldn't say, Yami thought to me.
"You know I would," I told her. I may hate the woman but she was the last bit of my family I had, that couldn't be ignored.
"Then what can we do?" Yugi asked. Yami thought it over for a moment or two before getting an idea.
"Keep her far away from her mom, invite her over often. Just please, keep her away from that woman, there is only so much I can do to protect her," Yami pleaded to them. I knew Yami didn't like to plead for anything to anyone. She must really care for me, I thought smiling to myself.
Yugi's grandfather nodded, "She is welcome here ANYTIME," he said. Yami nodded smiling herself.
"I am giving her back control, thank you again," Yami said before giving me control. When I took control I gasped and shook my head to steady my vision. Yugi and her grandfather looked at me concerned.
"I don't want sympathy," I said pointedly. Yugi and her grandfather nodded understanding. I sighed sinking into my chair, so it was out, what my mother did to me. The harm she had committed me.
"Can I see your back?" Yugi asked. I nodded and turned around and lifted my shirt up just enough so they could see my back. Come to think of it, I hadn't checked if I had scars from the whole bottle incident. There was a gasp from Yugi, which I gasped meant I did. I put down my shirt and turned around just in time to be hugged by a teary eyed Yugi.
"Guess I have more scars," I said laughing lightly. She pulled away nodding. She whipped a few tears away.
"I am so sorry," she whispered.
"It's not your fault. If anyone should be sorry it's her but she's not so there is no reason to dwell on that fact. Besides I don't like sympathy," I said with a shrug. This all was true, I hated sympathy and I knew she didn't feel sorry. At all!
"I know you don't, and I know that's true, but I couldn't help it. You can come here as often as you want," Yugi said with a small smile.
"Hey can you come over tomorrow to help me get ready for my date?" I asked her changing the subject.
"What about your mom?" she asked her eyes wide with fear.
"Took care of that. Her mom is taking her out on a girl's day all day tomorrow for me. Her friend's like me more than she does," I said with a laugh. This was true, in fact one of them acted more like my mother than she did. I think the only reason she was friends with my mom was for my sake. That is the same friend who is doing me the favor tomorrow.
"What time?" Yugi asked obviously comfortable that my mom WASN'T going to be there.
"Her friends is taking her at noon so, around 1 would be good," I told her. "Seto is picking me up at 6, I think five hours is enough don't you?" I asked not sure how long it was going to take.
"Yep more than," Yugi said with a smile.
"Well I better get home, bye Yugi, bye Mr. Muto," I said waving goodbye and leaving.
"Bye!" Yugi and her grandfather called after me as I left. Well, I thought, tonight was definitely something.
