(A/N: -kudos, kudos- Yush, chapter 11 is up! :D I began writing it on school and just finished it here on my comp, and probably there are kind of some typos or something, and if you see one, I'd appreciate if you told me. Don't worry, I don't bite! :)

Anyway, I warn you since the beginning: the end is kinda dramatic, and some parts of the chapter are, also. So, if you're one of those people that cry easily, have a handkerchiefs box nearby. You know the disclaimer!)

Shōnen-Ai High School

Chapter 11

Yugi leaned his head against the door of his room, panting, doing his best to try to keep his breathing calmed.

What... What in the world was that?! he thought to himself. Who was Kerii-chan talking to? Why did she suddenly get like that?

"Kid?" The boy almost jumped when Yami's voice pierced right through his ears. "Daijoubu?" He turned around with a nervous smile on his face.

"Y- Yeah, I'm fine!" he lied. Please don't ask about Kerii! Please don't ask about Kerii!

"Anyway, Kojiha told me that she wanted me to talk with Kerii about something important," said the crimson-eyed. "Since you were with her not so long ago, I thought that you might know where she is."

"Etto..." Why was it so hard to say? Yami and Kerii were relatives, it's not like he couldn't tell if something was wrong with one of them.

"So?" Yugi bit his lower lip.

"Ore wa..." He let out a frustrated sigh. "Yami-san, t- there's something I really need to tell you about Kerii-chan."

"Hm?" The younger could see that the older was trying to keep his normal attitude, but his voice showed that he hadn't expected that.

Here goes nothing, thought the boy. "I- I was walking by when I heard her talking on her phone with someone. She—She yelled and hung up and then she fell to her knees and began to cry and cough, repeating herself to calm down."

He took a deep breath before continuing.

"I... totally freaked out and ran and now I feel so guilty because I don't know what was happening to her and I know I should've helped her but I got so scared and... sumimasen, Yami-san!"

Yugi covered his eyes with his hands in an effort to avoid the tears that began threatening to rain down. After he'd finished talking, a very uncomfortable silence surrounded both of them, which made him worry even more. Suddenly, Yami burst out laughing. The boy looked up.

"N- Nani?"

"Kid, there's absolutely nothing to worry about!" said Yami. "This is not something new, so don't give yourself a heart attack!"

"R- Really?" asked Yugi sniffling and wiping his face.

"Of course!" The crimson-eyed smiled and put a hand on Yugi's shoulder. "Now, I'd like to know what was so important to talk about with her. Could you tell me where she is, onegai?"

"O- On the writer's club, I think," he answered.

"You think?"

"That's where I saw her."

"Arigatou, kid!" Yami turned to the side and waved at Yugi before leaving, a gesture that the younger returned. Once he was sure he'd left the boy behind, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by a frown.

That girl owes me some explanations.

-

"Kerii," the crimson-eyed knocked on the opened door of the writer's club. There was no sign of the blue-haired. "Kerii, you in here?"

"Hai, I'm here!" The girl raised an arm from behind a desk so her relative could see her. Few seconds later, her head was also visible, along with the rest of her body. "Yami-kun! You're just the person I wanted to see!" she said with a grin.

"So I've heard," replied the male with a harsh and forced smile.

"Eh?" Kerii didn't keep the grin for much longer. "What's wrong, cous' cous'?"

"I was wondering the same thing."

"W- What do you mean?" Yami's eyes half-closed. She was getting nervous and he could see right through her.

"I think you know exactly what I mean," he told her. His cousin bit her lip and looked down. "What happened, Kerii? What happened that almost made it return?" The blue-haired gasped and glanced at Yami.

"How did you...? Who told you? Who saw me?" The older one frowned this time.

"That Yugi kid," he answered.

"Damn," she cursed under her breath. "Damn it!" she cursed again, louder.

"Now you can't tell me that nothing's going on!" he replied. The girl put her hands on her face and slid them down until they were at each side of her neck. "Kerii, we've never hidden something from each other. You can tell me what's wrong."

Kerii sniffled, stared at the floor, and then back at Yami.

"You have to promise me that you will not tell Yugi any of this!"

"Yush, I promise it." The girl sighed and inhaled deeply.

-

"Yugi-kun, are you listening?" Ryou waved his hand in front of Yugi. The boy was glancing deep into his notebook. "Yugi, Yugi-kun, Yugi-kun!"

"Huh?" He looked at the white-haired.

"You didn't hear any word I said, right?"

"Heh..." said Yugi rubbing the back of his hair. "Gomen ne, Ryou-kun!"

"Oi, daijoubu!" reassured the taller. "Seems like you were really caught in your thoughts, ne?"

"Yeah, I am," replied Yugi.

"Is it something about Yami?"

"Eh! Iie, of course not!" said Yugi defensively. "Well, not really, anyway."

"Then, does it have something to do with him?"

"Not exactly, but kind of, hai."

"Then it is about Kerii."

"Ryou, I'm starting to think you're a stalker." The taller one laughed softly,

"It's not that, Yugi-kun," he said. "Demo, since I've only seen you around Yami or Kerii, if you're so worried, it must be because of either of them. Yami was discarded from the options and Keri-chan is the only one left."

"I just have one question for you," added the boy.

"Yes?"

"You and Kerii have just the same 'intuition', are you sure you aren't related?" Ryou laughed again.

"If we were, you'd be the first one to know, Yugi-kun!"

"Leave me alone, for Ra's sake!" Both friends turned their attention to the door. They stood up from their places and stopped at the door frame, both looking at the hallway.

"Kerii-chan?" whispered Ryou. "Who's she talking to?" Yugi gasped when he saw the cell phone on her hand.

Could it be the same person that she yelled at earlier?

"IIE, I'm NOT coming back, you son of a baka!" she shrieked. The younger boy could hear the tears through her voice. "Stop it, just leave me alone!" This time, when she hung up, the device was thrown into the floor and Kerii smashed it with her foot. "Baka, baka, baka, baka, BAKA!" she repeated each time she stomped on the phone.

"Who do you think it was?"

"I don't know, Ryou," said Yugi glancing at the white-haired briefly before returning to the girl. "I really don't know."

"Damn him..." mumbled the blue-haired as the tear drops on her eyes flowed swiftly down her cheeks and fell onto the floor. "When will this end?" She turned around so she was facing the wall. "DAMN HIM!" With all the strength she could gather on her fist, she hit the wall, even making a small hole through it. Yugi and Ryou swallowed.

All of a sudden, she began blinking, almost as if she was dizzy. Kerii brought her hand to her forehead and apparently had trouble at keeping her balance. Before any of the three could react, the girl fell unconscious to the floor.

"Kerii-chan!" yelled both Yugi and Ryou as they ran towards her.

"Kerii, Kerii, wake up, Kerii-chan!" said the younger, taking her in his arms and slightly hitting her cheek. "Kerii, wake up, Kerii!" Ryou put a hand over her chest.

"Yugi?" he looked at the boy with a horrified expression. "Her heart's not beating."

(A/N: oh my Gosh! I know, I'm so evil, you don't have to say it. It will be explained in next chapter, don't worry! And before you say anything related to the final part of the chapter, DON'T KILL ME! Remember, if you kill the author, no more story will be done and I'll leave it in a cliffhanger, HAHAHA! I'm kidding, but don't kill me, I mean it!

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