Therese: Remember those times when I write a long chapter? XD

Daniella: Yes?

Therese: THIS IS ONE OF THEM XD

Daniella: ^-^U Good for you

Therese: /nods/ ON WITH THE FIC!

Chapter 4

Yugi looked at his reflection in utter shock. His appearance was back to normal. His skin got its pinkish hue back, his eyes had its old sparkle plus the dark circles under them were gone as well and he didn't feel dizzy. The young man was glad to see that he have recovered over night but one thing still bothers him: was he really sick that past week? Then the hallucinations that have been bothering him the same week also came to mind. The model, Miyuki, that died on the same time he heard those screams. Jeffry, the business tycoon, was reported dead minutes after he saw that flash of red in his vision. What confused him the most was his dream last night, that horrible dream where he held a knife and killed a young woman.

He splashed his face with water and dabbed the towel on his face before heading downstairs to join his grandfather for breakfast to let him now he was feeling a lot better now. Yugi reminded himself to erase last night's dream from his head because just thinking about the blood that covered his hands in that dream was making him nauseous. Plus, he doesn't want to further worry his grandfather.

When he reached the bottom of the stairs and headed for the kitchen, he was greeted by the smell of pancakes and freshly brewed coffee. "Wow," he said as he sat on one of the chairs around the small wooden dining table. "Smells good, granpa"

Suguroku flinched before turning around to find that it was only Yugi. "You scared me, my boy." Yugi chuckled as his grandfather turned around to flip the pancake. "Are you feeling better?"

"Yes," he answered as he adjusted his school uniform then looked at his grandfather who was now putting the plate of pancakes in front of him and sat down across from him. "Much better, thank you grandpa." The old man gave him a weary look that he knew so well. This was one of the times Suguroku would try to convince him to stay home just to be sure but Yugi has made up his mind that he will go to school today. There was just a mysterious voice telling him that he should.

"Are you sure you want to go?" Suguroku started as he sipped some of his coffee. "Couldn't you just-"

"No granpa," he interrupted with a beaming smile to assure his grandfather that he was fine. "I feel perfect." Perfect? Where did come from? Yugi never use that word to describe himself in anyway, never had the feeling that he should. This just came out of the blue for some reason and for some reason it felt… right.

Suguroku just nodded at him and returned to reading the newspaper that was resting on the table. "Aren't you over accessorized with that pyramid thingy around your neck?" he said, noting the giant pendant hanging on the chain that was around Yugi's neck.

The amethyst eyed boy looked down to see that he did have the pendant on him. Why did he have it on? He didn't even realized that he took it out of his closet where he hid it and he also vaguely recalled throwing it to the wall that it shattered into small puzzle pieces. Now the question is repeated in his head, why did he it on?

Before he could answer, the old man stood up upon hearing the bell from the door of the game shop ring. He was muttering something about the fashion sense nowadays that made Yugi forget about puzzle around his neck and giggle.

/*/*/

Joey and Yugi walked side by side to their lockers that was conveniently next to one another when Tea and Tristan greeted them and immediately asked Yugi if he was feeling better. The young man would answer and more questions would be thrown at him by his friends.

Joey was about to pick up his bag when a guy accidentally bumped on him, making him fall on the ground with a loud 'thud.' "HEY WATCH IT!" the blonde shouted out of frustrations as the man muttered apologies, bowing his head before continuing on his way. Joey just scratched the back of his head when he noticed the depressing aura radiating from the man and turned to his friends. "What was that all about?"

"Didn't you hear?" Tea started, trying to shed some light on the subject for the three clueless boys. "Elizabeth Herald committed suicide last night. Daisuke was the one who found her dead in her room."

Yugi looked at Tea with wide eyes. Elizabeth was a girl from his art class. He also noted how similar the girl from his dream was from Elizabeth. But why did he dream of her? More importantly, why did he have a dream of killing her? Yugi and Elizabeth rarely talk. If they did, it will be about art class or one of them needs to borrow something from the other. Other than that, they are complete strangers to each other.

"What's that gotta do with Daisuke?" Joey said that interrupted Yugi's trance.

"Elizabeth," Tristan said with a snap of his fingers "Isn't she Daisuke's other girlfriend?" Tea nodded to confirm that Tristan was right.

"Wait!" Yugi spoke for the first time since they started talking about the suicide, "Other?" Tea sighed and was about to explain to Yugi when the something else caught their attention.

They watched as a group of teenagers came strutting in. One of them has blonde curly hair and purple eyes. She was wearing the uniform differently, the pink school jacket was unbuttoned and so was the first three button of the white box pleat dress shirt to show some of her breast. The girl was also wearing purple boots. The only appropriate part of her uniform was that the dress shirt was tucked in her blue skirt. The blonde girl was walking beside another female with curly black hair that was tied in high pigtails with blue ribbons. This girl was the only one who was wearing the uniform correctly if you didn't include the black velvet choker around her neck, the silver thigh strap that has the letter "V" on her left thigh and the black and white striped legwarmers. In front of the two girls were two tanned boys. Both looked almost identical, long sandy blonde hair that reaches their shoulder and lavender eyes. The only difference is that the hair of the other one was spiked up and looked more mischievous than the other one. The innocent looking of the two is wearing the uniform correctly white the other has the blue jacket unbutton to reveal a black top inside. Also, they were holding hands.

The ones leading them looked more dangerous. A male with white hair and chocolate brown eyes. The blue school jacket was unbuttoned and so was the first two buttons of the white dress shirt inside it. The albino was walking in between a girl and another boy. The vixen looking female has brown hair that is cascading to her thighs with fringes to frame her face. Her eyes were the same shade of brown but unreadable. The pink jacket was unbuttoned, the dress shirt was buttoned all the way through with the blue bowtie but it was untucked. Also, she was wearing black knee high gothic boots. The last person in the pack was a young man with ruby-red eyes. He looked a lot like Yugi except that his hair has three blonde streaks going upward. The uniform jacket was hanging on shoulder to show that the black top he was wearing was sleeveless. The pants were skin tight and paired with black leather shoes with dark blue straps. A belt-like chocker around his neck and silver ankhs on both his wrists adds a little to his already perfect looks. In fact, all of them looked perfect in their own way but they looked like trouble at the same time.

Yugi stared at his look alike with wide eyes. He was screaming on the inside but his eyes never left the young man. The events from last week starting from the bus stop came flooding back and he unconsciously grabbed the chain around his neck where the upside-down pyramid hangs. Then amethyst met ruby as the two locked eyes. His grip on the chain tighten when the owner of those mesmerizing eyes smirked at him but looked away to continue on his way. Somehow, it irked Yugi for unknown reason but he shrugged it off, telling himself that it might have something to do with the fact that he came to school with an empty stomach, no thanks to that arrogant imbecile (as Yugi now preferred to call him).

A high pitched squeal broke his trance and averted his gaze towards Tea, who was looking at his look-alike. "HE LOOKED THIS WAY! HE TOTALLY LOOKED THIS WAY!" Tea said, acting like a total fan girl. Yugi looked around and noticed that almost all the girls were looking at the "arrogant imbecile" with dreamy eyes. Some were tailing the group just to get a closer look at each of them but mostly on the ruby-eyed teen. He didn't know why but he felt… jealous. Yugi wanted to poke their eyes out so that they won't ever give him those looks again.

"Big deal!" Joey said with annoyance lacing his voice. By the looks of it, Joey was jealous of the attention the pack of trouble-looking teens was getting. "They walk in here like they own this place and they get a fan club following them?"

"THE GIRLS WERE HOT!" Tristan blurted out that made Joey looked at him with his "are-you-kidding-me" stare. "What?"

"Well, at least Yugi is with me in this one," Joey said as they started to walk to their classrooms. "Right, Yug?"

Yugi nodded eagerly. "Yes! Because the guy Tea is drooling over took my breakfast last Monday," Yugi said with a pout. Joey hooked his arm around Yugi's shoulder and started talking about planning to show those teens that this school wasn't theirs for the taking.

/*/*/

Third period. Still no sign of that imbecile, Yugi sighed in relief as once he was done scanning the room from his sit. The young man was happy yet a little bit disappointed that the ruby-eyed teen wasn't in any of his classes so far. By now, Yugi was sure that he has a different schedule. He grinned at the thought that he won't be dealing with the only nuisance in his life.

His grin faded when the person he was just thinking about walked in with the brunette and one of the blonde twins. Yugi groaned and slammed his head on the table that caught the attention of the arrogant imbecile.

Yami was on the other side of the room, looking at Yugi who was sitting on the seat on the far left corner of the room. He was pleased to see that the amethyst-eyed boy had understood the silent message he sent him that morning and had come to school as instructed. The reason why he was here was still bothering him. Yami was confused at the same time delighted when Daniella announced that they would be going to Domino High. He didn't bother to ask his sister about the sudden command and just took advantage of it. He was going to have fun dragging his little one to deep despair while he was here.

Yugi looked up and saw the young man walking towards him. He looked around to find an empty seat on his right and turned around to look at Joey who was sitting behind him. "Joey! Seat beside-"

"Is this seat taken?" he heard the baritone voice ask from behind him. He was hoping that it was one of the twins but knew better. Yugi looked up at Yami who was looking at him with mischief sparkling in his eyes. That can't be good, right?

"Of course not," Joey suddenly answered for him. Yugi wanted to kill Joey right then and there. Thanks to him, he has to seat next to the ruby-eyed idiot for one whole hour, five days a week, for the whole year. Oh Joy, he thought as he watched his look-alike maneuver his way to sit beside him, tempted to trip him so that he will fall face first, as he did so.

"Hey," Yami started but Yugi ignored him. "Okay."

Yugi gave him sideways glance before he shifted his gaze to the front of the room where the teacher walked in with a bunch of papers in his hands and comically trips. The papers we're flying everywhere and the students just laughed but some tried to help. He also tried to stand and help but a hand stopped him.

"So," Yami held on Yugi's arm to keep him place. "Missed me?"

"We just met once," Yugi said trying so hard to not strangle him. His not worth it Yugi, he chanted to remind himself that violence won't solve this problem. Wait, when did he start thinking of actually using force? Okay, something was officially WRONG with him. It's either that or the ruby-eyed teen is just annoying as hell. Did he just cuss? Oh well. Then he felt like all eyes were on them.

"WE'RE GONNA BRING NIKAIDOU-SENSEI TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE!" one of the students shouted, so all eyes were on him before helping their teacher out of the room.

Yugi sighed and started doodling on is notebook. "What's your name?" the baritone voice asked.

"Yugi." He answered bluntly, trying so hard not to look at the smirk that was on his seatmates face. It will only make him jump oin him and punch that pretty face of his. Okay, he's thinking violent thoughts again and did he just call the annoying imbecile "pretty"?

"I'm Yami. Do you live near by?"

"Yes."

"Want to have lunch together?"

"No."

"Are you always this snobbish?"

"NO! NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!" He shouted and stood up from his seat because of frustration. This man was getting on his nerves. Yugi didn't know that he caught everybody's attention. Same of the students were confused and most of the female students were furious that he just yelled at the imbecile.

"I was just asking," Yami said, his smirk getting wider. He was enjoying this. By the looks of it, little Yugi was irritated by his presence.

Yugi glared at him before gathering his things. He ignored what Joey was saying and started to walk to the door so he could leave with Joey tailing him. Though before he could get to the door, Yami was already blocking his way and he bumped on his chest. "Where are you going?"

"Somewhere far away from you and your ego," Yugi told him that only made Yami chuckle and the blonde behind him shock. "What's funny?

"You."

"WHY YOU-?"

"I'm terribly sorry," a female voice interrupted. Yugi's eyes went wide as he tried to remember whose voice it belonged to. It sounded familiar, but this time it was a good kind of familiar. Yami just glared at the figure beside Joey, who was on the other hand was staring at the girl. "Is my brother bothering you?"

Yugi turned around to see the brunette from earlier who was now gaping at him. Why didn't he notice it earlier? The hair, the eyes, that voice. He only knew one person who looked like that. That person who was with him when his parents died. That person who suddenly disappeared. "Daniella?"

"Y-Yugi?" the vixen whispered. All the memories of the past came flooding back to him and tears suddenly filled his eyes. The car accident, the time he tried to take his own life but was stopped, the time he felt a presence watching him like a hawk but he knew who it was. Those memories flashed before him like a slideshow of pictures in his brain. Though those memories where painful, he smiled at the sight of his long lost friend. Yugi didn't know is that, she was not as happy as he was. In fact, she's terrified for his life. Jer gaze was on the pendant hanging around his neck.

Therese: YAY! I GOT THROUGH THE WHOLE CHAPTER WITHOUT THE MENTION OF BLOOD XD

Daniella: -_-; /sarcastic/ Hoorah

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