On our bus ride to school

I was standing next to Yuugi as we waited for the bus to arrive. Apparently, we didn't have enough money to ride the bus so had to walk to school. But the school started to pay for our bus rides so now we're waiting at

the nearest bus stop. The bus finally arrived and we got on it. I followed behind Yuugi and squeezed through the crowded bus. 'Why aren't there any seats open today?' Yuugi then called out someone's name. The boy

turned his head to look at Yuugi then looked away. "Ouch...he ignored me..." Yuugi said disappointedly. I threw an arm around his shoulders. "Don't worry, Yuugi. I'm pretty sure he 's too tired to talk right now." I said

and yawned. The bus suddenly screeched to a stop, causing Yuugi and I to slid to the back of the bus. "We are sorry, but the bus had to make an urgent stop." The lady on the speakers said.

"A little bit of an warning next time would've been helpful." I said to myself as I help Yuugi up. I saw that the back of the bus was empty except for one person. I started to cover my ears and closed my eyes. 'What an

awful voice!' I looked to see that the person was wearing headphones turned on full volume and he had a radio that was also playing the music. Yuugi was starting to walk back to the crowded part of the bus and I

followed him. "Wait just a second Yuugi!" He called out. Yuugi stood stiff and slowly turned his head to the guy. He patted the seat next to him. "Hey there's a few seats open here, why don't you and the girl take a load

off?" He said. I reluctantly took the seat next to Yuugi and avoided eye contact with the guy.

"That's Souzouji from class C. We're from class B so that's why you haven't seen him before." Yuugi whispered into my ear. "So it's really you, Yuugi! I've been meaning to chat with you..." He said. Yuugi flinched away

from him. 'Oh no, this can't be good.' "I'll be holding one of my 'All Night Solo Live' shows soon! How'd you and the young lady like to come and hear my magnificent voice?" He asked and smiled at me. 'That's his

singing voice?! It sounds like somebody's strangling a pig and yelling to cover it's squealing!' I had waterfall lines over my head and I shivered. "Now then, Yuugi! I want you to hand out these 10 tickets to the solo!" He

said and pulled out some tickets from his pocket. I perked up and glared at him. 'What is Yuugi to you?! A ticket booth?!'

"Heh...for a low price of 2,000 yen, a person could come hear my singing voice! Hahaha! Sell a few, and make sure to get lots of girls, that includes your cute friend!" He said as he winked at me. I gulped in fear as he

handed Yuugi the tickets. 'Oh god, not only have I've been forced to go to concert that makes people's ears bleed, but I now have a fan.' I once again had waterfall lines over my head and let my bangs cover my eyes.

"The party's in 3 days...but that's alright...if the tickets aren't sold out by then, you know what'll happen..." He cracked his knuckles to prove his point. The bus had stopped and we all walked off of the bus. 'Poor Yuugi,

he has to sell tickets to that HORRIBLE party and I have to go with him!'

I sighed and entered our homeroom, 1-B. "Mornin', Yuugi and Kaida!" Jounouchi greeted us. I smiled at him and greeted him back. Yuugi sat down in his desk and sighed. "What's got you down, Yuugi?" Jounouchi

asked. Yuugi argued, saying that he was fine. I sat in the desk next to Yuugi and propped my head up with my elbow. "Yuugi, I've been investigating ever since that time and...as I thought, there was no idol in this

school!" Jounouchi said and we anime fell. "Jounouchi! Even after that Fujita guy said there was no idol, you STILL kept on investigating?!" I yelled at him. "Therefore, Yuugi..." He said, completely ignoring me. "I shall

become this school's number 1 idol!" He announced. 'When he fails at this, Honda will have dirt on him as well.' I sighed and stood up.

"The chances of you becoming an idol are the same as Yuugi becoming the most popular kid in school." I said. "No offence Yuugi!" I added quickly. Yuugi was in his own world until he was snapped out of it by

Jounouchi. "What are you worried about?! I'll help you!" Jounouchi said as he grabbed Yuugi by his shoulders. "Really, everything is fine! Thanks anyway, Jounouchi..." Yuugi lied as I facepalmed. "Okay!" Jounouchi

said, satisfied with his answer. Jounouchi and Honda started messing around with a long ruler-thing and used it to lift Anzu's skirt up for them to see. I sweat dropped and gained an irk mark afterwards. "That's it!" I

punched Jounouchi and grabbed the collar of his shirt.

"This is a warning! Even though you're my friend, you're perverted idea's won't go unpunished! So if I EVER see you do that to a girl again, I will personally take what is important to you, and shove it up your ass!" I

said and leaned closer to his ear. "Do I make myself clear?" I asked as I saw waterfall lines appear over his head. "Y-Yes." He answered quietly and I released him from my grip. I saw that Honda was listening as well

and I glared at him. "And that goes for you too." I said and sat back down in my seat.

The Night of The Party

I walked with Yuugi to the place where Souzouji said his party was and shivered. "What's wrong Kaida? Are you nervous about having to listen to Souzouji's singing?" He asked as we were in front of the karaoke place.

"Well, yeah. I'm used to listening to people that can actually sing." I joked as we entered the place. We found where Souzouji was and sat down on the couch that was in front of the small stage. There was a disco ball

hanging over us and a coffee table. "Yuugi...What the hell is this..." He said as he glared at us. "How could you fail to sell even a single ticket!" He yelled and grabbed Yuugi by his jacket. "I-I'm sorry...but I was really

busy..." Yuugi said. "A-And I'll stay and listen to you sing." I looked at Yuugi as if he was crazy and pulled him away from Souzouji.

"Well, duh! You and Kaida-chan will stay until dawn and party with me!" He said and grinned at me. "It will be a 'Live' of blood!" I sat back on the couch with Yuugi next to me. "First off, use these to listen to my song!"

He said and handed some big headphones to Yuugi. 'Don't put them on! Please don't do it!' He put them on and I was snatched away from Yuugi. "And you, you'll be next to me to hear my beautiful voice!" Souzouchi

said as he held me close to him. He plugged the headsets into the stereo and pulled me with him to the stage. I noticed that he turned the sound on full volume and he let go of me. "And now, the number I'm most

proud of! Here it comes!" He yelled joyfully as he began to sing.

I covered my ears with my hands and watched helplessly as Yuugi was getting an earful of this demonic music. "Now before the next number, I'd like to introduce tonight's special guest!" He said and lifted the curtain to

show the kid we saw a few days ago. He was beaten and his glasses were broken. "What a pitiful face! Yuugi...you stole Hanasaki's tickets, even though you're his schoolmate!" He said as Yuugi ran to 'Hanasaki'. I

clenched my fist in anger. "You liar! Yuugi would NEVER steal something that doesn't belong to him! He was trying to help Hanasaki by selling the tickets for him!" I yelled in anger as I tried to run to Yuugi. "Oh, but he

did...can't you see Kaida? He was never the shy and innocent boy you knew! So why don't you ditch him and hangout with me instead?" He said, grabbing hold of me so I couldn't run away. "Yuugi!" I tried calling out to

him but, Souzouchi covered my mouth with his hand. I struggled against his grasp but I couldn't escape.

In a brilliant light, Yuugi was replaced with Yami. He had unplugged the headphones and was glaring at Souzouchi. 'You're in BIG trouble now!' Yami then looked at me and back up to Souzouchi. "W-What happened to

your eyes?! Hey, you wanna fight?!" Souzouchi asked, confused. "Heh heh, Souzouchi! I have one question for you! Are you a coward?" Yami asked him and smiled. "Wellll?" He rolled on his tongue. "Because if you're

not, you won't run away from playing a little game with me! It's called...The Game of Silence!" I had finally struggled out of Souzouchi's grip and I hid behind Yami. "Oh, Kaida. You hiding? Didn't think you were the type

to depend on others for protection." Yami teased. I stuck my tongue out at him and punched him playfully on the shoulder.

"You know me better than that! But this guy is weird as hell! I have a valid excuse to be afraid of this creep!" I said in defence. Yami chuckled then leaned into my ear. "See those 'Sound Pierrot' toys?" He asked and

pointed to the stage. I followed where his finger was pointing and saw a few 'Sound Pierrots' on the stage and nodded. "We need two of those for my little game, grab them for me, would ya?" He asked.

I walked onto the stage and found them near Hanasaki. I took two of them and walked back to Yami. "Here's two creepy as fudge 'Sound Pierrots'." I said as I handed them to Yami. He took them and sat one down at

each end of the coffee table.

Souzouchi took a seat in the single chair as Yami and I sat on the couch. "The rules of the game: After the start signal, we must keep perfectly silent! That includes you, Kaida." He explained. "The first person to make

their 'Pierrot' dance loses!" Souzouchi slid down his glasses to look at Yami in the eyes. "So what happens if you lose? Will you let me have your friend, Kaida?" He asked and grinned at me. Waterfall lines appeared over

my head. "Only if she is willing to be the prize. Kaida, are you alright with this?" Yami asked as he looked at me, concerned. I crossed my arms over my chest. "Yami's going to win anyways, so you having the thought

of getting me will make it more fun to see your downfall." I said as I smirked.

"We'll see about that!" Souzouchi yelled confidently. "And if you lose, you'll suffer a penalty game!" Yami said. "Kaida, say the word." I looked over at both of them. "Okay you two, START!" I said and the room became

dead silent. They both seemed to be having a stare down as I noticed a headphone jack balancing on the edge of Yami's glass. 'How did he have time to do that? And WHY did he do it?' I started to hear a soft thumping

sound. 'Where's that coming from?' I listened intently until I saw one of the 'Pierrots' dancing. "H-How is my 'Pierrot' dancing?! The jack hasn't fallen!" Souzouchi asked, completely confused. "The sound of your heart!"

Yami said as he pointed to the microphone that Souzouchi was holding.

"Even in the midst of trouble, you didn't lay down your mic..." Yami said and it clicked in my head. "So by having the jack balanced on the glass, it caused his heart to beat loudly and faster than it usually does!" I said

aloud as it started to make sense. "Souzouchi! You lose! Penalty game! 'Beat Festival'!" Yami said as the eye of Anubis appeared on his forehead. Souzouchi then plugged his ears and started yelling about how loud his

heartbeat was. "S-Somebody! Make this booming noise stop!" He yelled. Yami then walked over to Hanasaki and helped him walk out of the karaoke place. "Rock music has eight beats! So when one listens to music

with a fast beat, their own heart speeds up to match it! Isn't that right, Kaida?" He said and I nodded.

"Yep, so that's why he's hearing such a fast heartbeat!" I said as we walked. "So that's why he's now appropriately a 'Human Karaoke'!" Yami said and I laughed. "Now, let's get Hanasaki home." He said and we took

him home. After we dropped Hanasaki home and explained what happened, we both started to randomly walk around. "Soooo..." I started after an awkward silence passed between us. "Wanna chill at my house?" I

asked randomly as we turned to the street we lived on. "You want to hangout with me?" Yami asked as we entered the music shop. "You're my friend, of course I want to hangout with you! Where the hell did you get

the idea that I don't like being around you?" I said as we went into my room.

"Well, the first time you met me, you made it seem like you hated me" He said as we sat on my bed. "Hate you? Sure you were a little creepy but not enough to actually HATE you!" I retorted and he gave me a look.

"I'm creepy? How?" He asked as I blinked at him. "Wellll, at first you were but now I'm kinda used to you. And the creepy thing is the fact you basically have the powers of satan." I answered and laughed. He laughed

as well and pulled me close to him. "Maybe so, but don't you have the same powers as well? I mean, you have a Millennium Item like me." He said as his arm was draped over my shoulder.

"I dunno..." I said as I remembered something. 'My powers, they existed before I got the Claw. So does that mean, there's more to learn about the Millennium Claw then I already know?' "Kaida? Earth to Kaida!" Yami

said as he waved his hand in front of my face. "Hm? Did I space out?" I asked. Yami stared at me and smirked. "Is there something you're not telling me~?" He asked. I rose an eyebrow and smiled. "Maaaaaaybe..." I

rolled on my tongue. "Mind telling me?" Yami asked. "I actually do, so no more personal questions!" I said as I stood up. "Let's talk about something else...like snakes!" I said, avoiding the question he asked.

"You can't avoid it forever Kaida~!" He said as I walked over to the cages holding my snakes. "No, but it's a very personal secret that you don't have to know about right now. But I promise you, you'll find out

someday." I said as I opened all of the locks on the cages, allowing my snakes to slither out of their cages. Yami had walked over to me and wrapped his arms around me. "What about now~?" He whispered in my ear

and I sighed. "Keep on asking, and you'll end up becoming their dinner." I said, referring to my snakes.

They all hissed at Yami and slithered their way to me. I released myself from Yami's hug by moving his arms off of my torso. "Scarab, Jet, Diamond, and Napoleon." I muttered as Yami held my Python. "Hmm? You have

names for them?" Yami asked, amused. I rolled my eyes and held Jet, my Black Mamba. "Yeah so? Gotta problem with that?" I asked as I glared at him. "No, not at all. I just didn't think you'd give them such random

names." He said. "Whatever Yami. Anyways, want to play a game?" I said as I opened one of my desk drawers to get out my deck.

"What kind of game?" He asked as he pulled out his own deck. "Oh, you know, a friendly game of Magic and Monsters." I said as I shuffled my deck. "What about a guessing game? We draw a card out our decks, and

the other player try to guess if it's a spell, trap, or monster card." He suggested and I raised an eyebrow. "If I win, you'll have to listen to one of Souzouchi's songs." I said as I laughed at the surprised look on Yami's

face. "Fine, be that way. If I win, you have to give me a kiss." Yami said, and laughed as I had a freaked out look on my face.

'D-Did I hear him right?! Why is every guy I meet only think about girls?!' I blushed as I drew a card from my deck. "Daring, are we? Then tell me what kind of card I drew!" I said with a smirk on my face. 'Ha! I drew

one of my favorite spell cards, 'Dragon Nails'! He'll never figure out this one!' "I see that you've draw something good, is it a spell card?" He guessed and I sighed. I turned the card around for him to see and he smiled.

"I see why you were pleased to draw that card, now it's my turn." He said and drew a card. "Are we keeping score or just doing this until our decks have been used up?" I asked.

"I guess I've forgotten about that, we'll do this until one of us have guessed ten cards correctly." He said. "Okay, then I guess it's a monster card." I said and he turned the card around. It was 'Mystical Elf'. "Very good,

now let's continue." He said. We kept on playing the game until Yami had 9 correctly guessed cards and I had 7. "I'm one card from winning, Kaida." He pointed out tauntingly. I was holding no other that Red Eyes, but

I stayed calm. "Is it...a trap card?" Yami guessed and I shook my head. "Nope, try again next turn!" I said as he drew a card from his deck. "Is it a monster?" I guessed as he turned the card around to show 'Summon

Skull'.

'Yes! One more card and I'll tie with Yami!' I drew my card and waited for Yami's guess. "Is it a monster?" He guessed and I sighed. I showed him my card, the 'Tri-Horned Dragon'. 'Damn it!' I gathered my cards and

placed them on my desk. "Looks like you lost." Yami said, pointing out the obviously. "You don't say!" I said with an attitude. He chuckled as I sat down in my chair. "Come here, Kaida." He said, patting his lap. I

reluctantly walked over to him and sat in his lap. I was blushing like crazy as he caressed my cheek.

"You look cute when you're blushing." He said as I tried to avoid eye contact with him. "Awww, don't be shy. Just a kiss on the cheek is all I ask." He said as he looked at me in the eyes. I gulped in nervousness and

buried my face into his chest. He chuckled and lifted up my chin so that I wasn't hiding. I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my lips against his cheek. I retreated quickly and rested my head on his

shoulder. "That kiss of yours...it tickled." He said and chuckled.

I was released from his grip and I was lifted out of his lap. He placed me on the floor and stood up. "I must go back to grandpa's game shop, I'll see you later." Yami said as he bent down to my level and kissed my

forehead. I blushed again and he left the room. 'H-He kissed me, what?! Why would he like me? I'm just a normal teenage girl.' I shook my head to get the thoughts out and changed into my pajamas. 'I'll worry about it

later. He probably was just being protective or something!' I laid down on my bed and fell asleep.