Now wasn't that cute? Atem and Yugi having their little moment together. I thought it'd be cute to have that little moment together. This one will have digital pets. I thought that chapter was cute and funny at the same time. Review please!
Atem felt the warm hot water pouring from the shower right onto his back. It felt good and especially since he was having peeling problems. Atem got out the back scrub brush and mushed soap on the hair ends of the brush before scrubbing his back. Pieces of dead skin, larger than a 12 inch ruler, collected into the water on the floor of the tub and running down the drain.
Yugi started cringing at the sight. He didn't think that sunburn hurt his brother this bad. There was so much dead skin on his back, it was hard to trace the sunburn. There was a patch of fresh skin under the peeled skin. Though, there were still some loose dead skin on Atem's back that hung there like peeled paint.
"You need to get that off, it looks disgusting," Yugi cringed.
'It was your fault!' Atem glared while still washing the rest of his burnt peeled skin.
"My fault? You were the one over-top of me!" Yugi smirked with his arms crossed while leaning against the tub casually. "Don't be putting the blame on me."
'Well, it is. You got me into it!'
"How?"
'By acting cute and innocent.'
"Cute and innocent? That's a pretty bad excuse for sleeping on the roof all night and waking up at eleven."
Atem rolled his eyes before examining how much dead skin was dropped into the tub. He never even knew he could lose this much skin. He turned off the shower and looked at himself in the mirror. There were loose peels almost all over the top half of his body.
'It's also your fault for taking off my shirt, you moron!' Atem glared without teasing this time.
"Your shirt was killing me!" Yugi argued. "Do you know how hot it was?"
'Then you can stay in your soul room and sleep or better yet, sleep in your spirit form like you usually do!'
"I couldn't do that. You looked so miserable out in the heat!"
Atem sighed deeply before looking in the mirror again. At least the peels on his face were healing up. This was going to be so embarrassing to walk into a Monday morning with peels on his face. He looked like a disgusting freak like Freddie from Nightmare on Elm Street.
Yugi started feeling bad for his brother having to go to school with peels. It was bad enough to have his entire back covered with them. At least most of them were washed away. Yugi moped while Atem continually stared at himself.
"I'm sorry," Yugi muttered.
Atem turned his head and started feeling bad for getting onto his brother like that. Atem held his brother in a tight hug. Yugi took a piece of Atem's dead skin on his back and peeled it off before throwing it in the trash. It was huge.
'Don't be Yugi. I shouldn't be getting onto you for something we both did together. Sunburn gets on everyone. We just have to suck it up,' Atem said before peeling off another layer of dead skin. 'Let's just get this shit off, so we don't look so pitiful.'
Yugi picked up a towel and started rubbing it against Atem's back as more dead skin fell off. Some of it stung his brother, but it was able to get rid of the large layer of dead skin. It was obvious that there were peels, but not dead skin hanging there. The top part of Atem's cheeks still looked like peeled paint, but it was something to live with.
Atem left the bathroom and headed to his room to change into some clothes. He had a towel wrapped around the lower half of his waist. After entering his room, Atem dropped the towel to show a naked body with existing sunburn from his top to his waist.
"At least the peels are gone," Atem said with a small smile.
"Too bad it didn't reach your butt, then I'd have an excuse to call you pain in the ass," Yugi teased as Atem pounced on his brother locking his legs and wrists.
"Too late, I already have one," Atem smirked, before bringing his face closer. "And I'm looking at him."
Yugi stuck his tongue out and Atem chuckled. He released Yugi and sat on the edge of the bed. Yugi smiled childishly as Atem crossed his legs and held his brother close to his chest and onto his lap before kissing Yugi's head.
"I love you," Atem said.
"Uh brother," Yugi said awkwardly. "Your ding dong is on my butt."
Atem blushed in embarrassment and quickly pushed Yugi off to get some underwear on. Yugi chuckled while rolling his eyes. This was the disadvantage of being naked: controlling the penis. Yugi hated it when he was learning to pee. Atem, though, found it hilarious.
"Sorry," Atem said.
"Whatev," Yugi shrugged. "At least I didn't get urine on the toilet seat again."
Atem chuckled at that comment. He dressed himself in his school uniform before heading for school. He hated the fact his cheeks looked disgusting, but it was something he was going to have to live with. Surprisingly, Hanaski never said a word about it. Though, the kid was never the type to mention something embarrassing or horrible unless it was needed.
When Atem made it to class, he stared out the window while noticing the kids taking their seats. It was only a matter of time before someone mentioned the skin peels.
"Oh shit," Seto responded as he burst out laughing. "What the hell happened? Did you turn the sun tanning booth on too high?"
"Shut the hell up!"
"Dang, you look horrible," Joey said after seeing his friend. "And I thought my skin was a burning magnet." This made Atem feel a little better. "Be glad you don't get it on a cloudy day."
Atem rolled his eyes. Joey always had a way to cheer his friend up and was good at it too. He then got out a little mini key chain-like game. There was a little character in it that looked like it was eating dots.
"Digital pet?" Atem asked as Joey grinned.
"I named mine Toby," Joey grinned while showing off his digital pet. Atem rolled his eyes.
"What a geek," Seto mocked. "You're getting all googly over pets that are made of color and light."
"WHY DON'T CHA KISS MY ASS!" Joey spat as Seto showed a smirk. The blond turned his head toward Atem. "So, do you have a digital pet?"
"Actually, I do," Atem said while digging into his pocket and showed the small trinket. "Actually, two of them. I was lucky to get twins."
"Too cool!"
Joey saw two look-alike pets. They had pointy hair and a round body. Although, one's arms were down and low while the other's arms were upper and were shaped like lightning bolts. It was easy to see that one was more brave and confident than the other. Joey's pet looked like a radish with a curly cue on the top. It also looked grim.
Hanaski joined in with his friends and noticed they were showing their digital pets. He dug into his pocket to retrieve a small trinket with a chain at the end. A childish grin appeared on his face.
"Hey guys!" Hanaski grinned. "You have digital pets too? Mine is Naski."
Hanaski's pet was round with waves in the middle and glasses on its face. It held cute little eyeballs and seemed so childlike. Atem smiled softly while looking at his friend's digital pet.
"Nice Hanaski," Atem complimented.
"What did you name your pets?" Joey asked curiously.
"Yugi and Yami," Atem replied as Joey stared at his friend with blinking eyes. "What?"
"What kind of names are those?"
"Well, Yami is more darker and braver. Yami is Japanese for dark, so it was perfect for him. His brother Yugi is Japanese for game. He loves playing games. Reminds me of someone I know," Atem shrugged, not revealing that he named the cuter pet after his brother.
"The one on the left looks just like you," Joey thought while eying the two twin pets.
"They're the same, Joey," Atem glared.
"Yes, but the one on the left is more like you than the other one. That one looks shy and innocent and you're nothing like that one."
"Oh," Atem understood. "Yeah, Yugi is different from me, but he's kinda like me too."
"Hey! Let's have our pets meet," Hanaski said. "I think my pet would love to meet Yugi and Yami!"
"You can do that?" Joey asked in surprise.
"Yep, you just connect them to this end," Atem showed, pointing to the end of the trinket, which could be mistaken for the end of a hard drive. The only difference was that there were gold bolts on the right of the trinket.
Hanaski and Atem connected their digital pet trinkets to each other, so that they would get to meet. A beeping sound was heard and Hanaski's pet Naski left the screen, going into Atem's. Naski looked up at Yami, who held a smirk before kicking Naski.
"Didn't see that coming," Joey responded.
"A bully," Atem added. The boys then saw the little Yugi on the screen pick Naski up and they started dancing around, skipping in a circle like they were playing Ring Around the Rosy. Yami seemed very annoyed. "Huh, Naski and Yugi are best friends."
"COOL!" Hanski grinned. 'Just like Yugi and I are.'
After the little dance of Naski and Yugi. Naski walked up to Yami and they started shaking hands. This indicated that they were friends now. Atem and Hanaski smiled and gave glances. Yami and Naski were like Hanaski and Yami. At first Atem bullied Hanaski before they became friends. Though, Atem's actions were meant for encouragement and now Atem knew what he did was bullying.
"What's going on?" Tea asked as she came to the classroom, spotting the gang huddling around.
"The geeks are playing with little toys," Seto smirked.
"Hanaski and I are having our digital pets mate," Atem replied before a beeping sound was heard to indicate the exchange was done. He unhooked the two trinkets and kept his trinket. He pressed feed to feed his pets, and then pressed play.
Yugi glomped on Yami, and then little hearts popped out. This indicated their love was growing and they were happy. Atem showed a smile as he saw the irritation level on Yami going down. He once had a large irritation bar.
"It's pretty cool you can have your pets play. It levels up their happiness and love," Joey said.
"And Yami's irritation towards Yugi is decreasing. Yami used to be really irritated at Yugi," Atem said.
"Yami sounds like you," Tea chuckled as Atem rolled his eyes. "My pet looks like me too." Tea showed her digital pet, which was on a pink trinket. The pet looked like a little plum with a tiny bow at the very top. "I named her Plum since she looks like one." Tea peered at Atem's two twin pets. "Hey, the one one the left looks just like you!"
"They both look the same," Atem grimaced annoyingly.
"Hey, how about your pets meet Tea's pet," Joey grinned as he snatched Tea's pet.
"Hey!" Tea glared before the two trinkets connected.
Plum left the screen and went into Atem's pet screen. Plum and Yami narrowed their eyes and started fighting. Atem started laughing since it reminded him and how him and Tea act.
"Just like us huh?" Atem laughed.
Tea shot a glare before Hanaski said, "look!"
Tea and Atem glanced at the screen and saw Plum next to Yugi. Little hearts appeared before a giant one appeared over them. This indicated that Yugi and Tea were in love. Atem's face was filled with shock and annoyance. This was just how Tea and Yugi acted. Joey gawked up laughing his head off.
"Wow, that's rich! Atem's pet's in love with Tea's pet!" Joey said aloud.
"Aw, that was sweet," Yugi said with a smile as Atem shot his brother a glare.
There was a beep, which meant the exchange was complete. Tea got her digital pet back and so did Atem. A huge kid walked into the classroom with a digital pet trinket around his huge finger. Atem turned his head to the chunky kid to figure out what he wanted since he walked up to the gang.
"Kujirada, we've already gone though this. Hanaski's lunch money is off limits," Atem said in annoyance.
"Actually, I wanted to show you MY pet," Kujirada grinned before showing his trinket. "Compared to yours, mine has a hidden character. You can tell by the star in the middle. Getting the chance of getting one of these is one in ten thousand."
"And we care why?" Atem asked in boredom.
"FINALLY! There's someone that actually gets the concept of how pointless these pets are!" Seto glared.
"Seto, nobody likes you, so shut the hell up!" Tea glared as Seto turned back to his laptop.
"So, what's your hidden character?" Hanaski asked curiously.
"Look!" Kujirada grinned while showing his pet, which was a fat round pet with hands and legs and a huge star in the middle. "And mine can live over two months."
"Wow, very impressive," Atem said sarcastically. He turned his face to Seto without changing his expression. "Hey Seto, you think you can say some bullshit? I'm surprisingly wanting to hear it to get rid of my boredom."
"Like the fact your chunky friend needs to lose some pounds?" Seto asked in a calm smirk. Kujirada's head turned boiling hot.
"Yeah, like that. Although, I wouldn't call him my friend. I'd call him the guy who wants to steal Hanaski's lunch."
"I like chunky friend better," Seto smirked. "Though, I could just call him Fatso or Pig Boy."
"HOW ABOUT I KICK YOUR ASS, RICH BOY?" Kujirada shouted in anger.
"I doubt if you wanna do that," Atem smirked. "Only I can kick his ass, and good at it too."
"Shut up!" Seto spat as Atem smirked in reply.
"Whatev. I have the ultimate pet," Kujirada smirked before sitting at his seat.
"Loser," Seto spat before Atem turned to him.
"Agreed. I think I'm starting to like you Seto. Then again, I think I've always had a liking toward you," Atem said before Seto rolled his eyes.
"If you think we're going to be friends or anything, you've got another thing coming," Seto glared.
"What an ass," Joey glared with his arms crossed, referring to Seto.
Seto sighed and focused on the screen on his laptop before turning his eyes toward Atem. He showed a smirk and Atem replied to it with a smirk himself. This was Seto's way of showing that he actually liked Atem too. Atem was an ass when he wanted to be and was mostly an ass mostly toward Seto. He couldn't say he hated Atem. Though, that didn't mean they were to be friends. Seto wasn't going to let anyone get in the way of his company, not even Atem.
Atem and his friends exchanged their pets with each other. It was fun and everyone loved each others' pets. Each of them were different and represented their owners. Yugi was excited about his brother's digital pet that looked like him. He wished he could hug it since it looked so cute. Atem rolled his eyes at that thought. The pet was made of only color and light. It wasn't like the pet was real.
That night, Atem put his digital pets to sleep so him and Yugi could get some rest. Atem took the top of his night gown off since his sunburn needed to heal and it was uncomfortable sleeping in a nightgown when he was feeling burning pains on his back. Atem sighed as he plopped on the bed on his front side. He hated the fact that the burning pains were still there.
Yugi traced the burns on Atem's back that held dead skin clinging onto the back. He kissed a patch of dead skin where he felt, from his brother, that hurt the most. He then pushed himself under Atem so his back didn't have to feel burning pains from the pressure of lying on his back. Even while they were on the verge of sleeping, Yugi could still trace the patch of dead skin.
"Brother," Yugi said.
"Hm," Atem responded.
"I know dozing off on the roof gave you pain, but... I'm glad we were there. Sunburn or not, I don't regret being there."
"I don't either, Yugi," Atem said while pushing back Yugi's gold locks. "I'm sorry for making you feel bad this morning. I really do look disgusting like this, but it's fine. I can live with this and it'll heal up in no time."
"I know, but I don't want you to hurt. Whether it's on your looks or burns."
"I'd leave this on my back if it means spending another day with you."
"I feel the same way. I love you, brother."
"I love you too," Atem said while sliding his thumb against Yugi's cheek. "You know me more than anyone else in the world."
"I know," Yugi chuckled. "We live in the same body."
"And I'm glad. You make my world brighter," Atem said with a sweet smile. He placed his head against Yugi's chest, which was bare due to the fact that the spirit form could only have clothes if the actual body had clothes. Since Atem had his shirt off, so did Yugi's spirit form. "Goodnight Yugi."
"Night," Yugi said before feeling sleep take over him.
The next morning, everyone was in class. Atem and his friends decided to check on each others' pets to see how they were doing. Atem was happy his pets had a good night's rest and decided to let them rest for a while. His friends were waiting and talking about their pets and how they've changed.
"Hey, how's your pet doing?" Joey asked.
"I let Yugi and Yami sleep for a bit," Atem said before taking the trinket out of his pocket and looking at it. His face flushed and showed a look that seemed like his diary was shown to the whole world. "Oh shit!"
"What?" Joey asked before looking at the screen on Atem's trinket. His eyes widened and showed a gaping mouth. "That's something you don't see everyday."
"What happened?" Hanaski asked.
"Yugi and Yami are cuddling," Joey replied as Tea peered at the screen. The two pets Yugi and Yami on the screen were sleeping on top of each other and nuzzled their heads against each other.
"Aww, they're cuddling. It's so cute," Tea grinned with sparkles in her eyes.
"You're such a girl," Joey glared. "At least you don't catch Atem dead cuddling anyone! Even if it was his twin brother!"
"Uh yeah..." Atem blushed while rubbing the back of his neck. "But they are just pets. It's not like something like that would ever happen."
"Well, I think you should. It's about time you actually started showing a little love once in your life," Tea glared with her arms crossed and a humph.
"What a girl!" Joey thought while rolling his eyes.
Kujirada walked into class looking left and right. He was acting really weird today for some reason. Atem cocked his eyebrows wondering why Kujirada was acting this way. Kujirada stared at Tea hardly, rather that or her digital pet. Kujirada snatched Tea's digital pet and snapped it onto his tricket.
"HEY!" Tea responded angrily as Kujirada's pet entered into Tea's screen and ate her pet Plum. "Plum!"
"There, now my pet is fed," Kujirada smirked as Atem glared in response. The fat kid eyed Atem with an evil look in his eyes. "Now your turn."
Before Atem could react, his trinket was taken from his desk and was clipped onto Kujirada's trinket. Atem's friends gasped in horror as the exchange began. Atem had never been more angry at Kujirada until now. His pet was chasing after the two twin pets. The pet Yugi was frightened and scared, crouching behind Yami.
"No, Yugi, Yami, run!" Yugi shouted in horror, hoping the pets would be safe.
"Eat. Eat! EAT!" Kujirada smirked widely as his pet opened its mouth to have his lunch.
Then, before Kujirada's pet had the chance to open its mouth, both the pets furrowed their eyebrows and punched the pet eating digital pet. Everyone gasped. The love bar of Yugi and Yami were all the way up. This meant that they were upgraded. This explained the snuggling part while they were sleeping. Yami kept punching the monster before Yugi kicked it out of the screen. The exchange was complete.
By the time the trinkets were disconnected, Kujirada's pet was dead. The twins' strength depended on their love bar that was made by each other. They were willing to defend for the other. Atem and Yugi knew this love their pets had was the same as the love the boys shared.
"Aw man. At least I can sleep tonight," Kujirada muttered to himself.
"That was so awesome, Atem!" Joey grinned.
"Sorry, did you geeks say something? I only heard a bunch of nonsense," Seto glared.
"Do you ever shut up?"
"Not really," Seto smirked before the bell rang for class to begin.
After class was over, Atem stayed behind to pack some supplies he dropped on the floor. Seto sighed, closed his lap top, and then walked over behind Atem. A seriousness was painted on Seto's face as Atem turned his head and stood up.
"What?" Atem asked with furrowed eyebrows.
"I lied about not having a digital pet of my own," Seto said before digging into his pocket to hold out a white trinket. The pet was an oval with mini legs and arms. "His name is Seto, of coarse."
"Why are you telling me about this?" Atem asked with folded arms, and then got the answer in his head. "You're wanting our pets to exchange?"
"Only YOU. I feel my pet deserves a rival of its own."
Atem smirked and handed out his pet. Seto connected Atem's pet onto his and the exchange began. Yugi and Yami moved from their screen into Seto's screen. The pets furrowed their eyebrows and started pushing each other as if they were playing a game. The rivalry was bitter, but in the end, Yami, Yugi, and Seto put their hands forward and hearts appeared on the screen.
"Seems our pets are already showing rivalry. Though, the love bar is annoying, but it'll have to do," Seto said as he took his digital pet and stuffed it in his pocket. He turned his head for his last comment. "If you tell anybody, I'll kick your ass."
"Lips are sealed. Besides, I need a secret from you, so I can be sure you don't tell anyone my secret," Atem smirked as Seto showed one back.
"Like anyone would believe that," Seto smirked. Both him and Atem left for their next class.