Okay, this is an extra chapter just to go more into Yami and Yugi's newfound friendship. It's very funny! :D I would like to thank you for your wonderful reviews, and finally we hit the thirty review mark! I would really appreciate some more kind words from all of you, because they inspire to update sooner. You all are great readers though. So, I hope you like this chapter as much as I do.

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The Ghost of Yami Atem

Chapter 6

Friday came quickly for Yugi, but this time he walked home happily instead of tired out. It was because school was out early! It was only noon, but because of a storm that was on its way they were allowed to just run home before it arrived. Entering the house, Yugi did his normal duties of changing, eating, and helping him Grandpa. Grandpa was in the kitchen trying out some new recipes, but instead he burned everything. There was burned food all over the place. Deciding he had done enough helping, Yugi wrinkled his nose and ran upstairs to look for his new friends.

Looking into the rooms, Yugi noticed that the rain had started to fall outside. It pattered against the roof loudly, but it was sort of calming instead of scary. He wasn't afraid of the rain, and surely Yami wasn't afraid of the rain too. Remembering that he was supposed to be looking for Yami, Yugi pushed his way from the window and immediately walked towards Yami's room.

Sure enough, there was Yami on the ground, sifting through a pile of newspapers next to his bed.

Yugi knocked as he peeked through the crack of the doorway.

"Hi, Yami!" he said cheerily.

Obviously startled, Yami looked up. Seeing Yugi at the doorways he shoved the papers under the bed and stood up.

"Hey, what are you doing home so early?" he asked, fumbling to get quickly on to his feet.

"Storm," Yugi simply said as he stepped in. "What were you reading?" he then asked.

"Oh, that..." Yami chuckled nervously. "That's, nothing..." he said, kicking them further under the bed.

Yugi wondered what that was about, but pushed it out of his mind. Besides, he could barely read. It wouldn't make a difference if he saw them. Yami would tell him eventually, right?

"Do you want to do something? I'm really bored," Yugi said, looking at Yami.

"I guess..." Yami said uncertainly.

"Okay! Race you downstairs!" Yugi exclaimed, and he bolted out the door and ran as fast as he could down the stairs. When he got there, he stopped. Yami was standing at the bottom.

"Hey! How did you get here so fast?" he wondered, halting to a stop before he smacked, or goes right through, Yami.

"Ghost abilities," Yami said, a tiny smirk on his face.

Yugi 'oohed' in realisation. "Wanna help me with my baseball. I've been practising a lot, but I just can't be able to hit the ball," Yugi said as he got his baseball and bat from the closet. Yami nodded.

"What's your Grandpa doing?" he asked, looking at the old man who was settled on the couch with the TV on.

"I don't know... Probably watching some boring show," Yugi answered lazily as he threw the ball up and swung. Yami watched as the boy missed, and the ball bounced away.

"Ugh," Yugi said as he stared at the bouncing ball. Yami brought it back with his magic though, and threw it over to Yugi who was more than happy.

"Try again," Yami encouraged.

Yugi nodded. Throwing it up once more, he swung.

- 48 minutes later -

Yami laid on the floor and he listened to Yugi who was still throwing the ball up and missing it for what seemed like the thousandth time.

"Yugi, you're not going to hit it. Just stop," Yami said, gazing at Yugi before turning to lay on his back.

"No! I won't give up," Yugi said, taking another aim and missing yet again.

Yami sighed as he got up. He was bored. He needed something fun to do. There was nothing interesting going on. Yami noticed that Grandpa was still watching TV in front of them. If Yugi just happened to hit the ball, it'll go straight for the... Hey! Yami grinned. He thought of something fun to do.

He watched as Yugi pick the ball up again and throw it up, but as the ball was in the air and Yugi prepared to hit, Yami used his magic and sent the ball flying, making it seem as if Yugi actually hit it.

Yugi stared opened mouth at the ball as it went flying... straight towards the television.

Suddenly, there was a loud crack and explosion, glass falling and smoke in the air. Yugi and Yami turned to Grandpa who must have nearly got a heart attack. Grandpa turned around and shot Yugi a dark glare.

"YUGI!"

Yami was dying on the floor, laughing his heart out as Yugi withstood the punishments and the two weeks grounding, and plus an angry Grandpa who was yelling at him about playing inside the house. When he was done, Yugi turned to Yami and pointed a vicious finger at him.

"Yami!" he cried out, and he ran straight for the spirit who in turn ran around the house, leaving Yami to wonder what Yugi would do to him if he was caught.

It didn't take long for the angry eight year old to run until he tired Yami out, so now he was sitting on the floor, leaning against a post while Yugi had disappeared to think of another idea to soothe their (or his) boredom.

Yami was tired of sitting and waiting, but he was extremely lazy to move. So, he just sat there staring out into space and getting lost in his own thoughts. Maybe that's why when he felt a warmth on his shoulder he was quite out of it. He didn't turn around to see who was tapping him on his shoulder because he assumed it to be Yugi. However, the tapping got more urgent and annoyed, Yami turned around. "What?" he hissed, only to have his eyes widened. Slowly he turned back around, still as a stone, in disbelief at what he just saw. He saw a big, fuzzy brown creature behind him. Confused and highly worried, he turned back around.

"ROAR!" the creature shouted, and Yami went even whiter.

"A BEAR!" he screeched, and he slid as fast as he could away from the 'bear'. It was still there, looking at him with his head cocked to the side, staring at him. Then, it did the most horrible thing ever.

It talked.

"Hi, Yami!" it squealed cheerfully. And Yami, Yami passed out.

When he finally regained consciousness, his eyes went wide as he saw the bear staring down at him. He screeched once more and got up as fast as he could and ran away.

"Yami! Stop!" it cried out.

Yami was still freaked out, wondering how the thing knew his name and why that voice sounded so familiar. But, when the thought finally sunk in, Yami felt like smacking himself with a frying pan.

"Yugi!" he cried out, groaning as he knew he made the child's day by being so freaked out, and passing out.

Yugi giggled and pulled the bear head off.

"I knew it was a great costume, but I didn't think YOU of all people would faint," Yugi said, bursting into even more laughter.

"Oh my gosh, it's a costume," Yami said bluntly, looking at it. "Where did you get it from?"

"It was my costume from Halloween last year!" Yugi said.

Yami rose an eyebrow. "And what were you going to do with that now?" Yami asked. "It better have not been to just scare me," he then threatened.

Yugi chuckled. "I planned on scaring Grandpa, but then I saw you and decided to test it out. You really fell for it!" Yugi said excitedly.

"Aren't you grounded?" Yami asked, an annoyed and peeved frown on his face as he looked at Yugi who just gave a shrug.

"I know, but..."

"But?" Yami asked.

"I'll manage," he said, and he got up and walked away.

Yami sighed, knowing full well that this daring stunt wasn't going to end well. He saw the old man in action. It was not going to be pretty. "Okay, but you'll regret it later!"

Yugi shook his head as he ran off.

Yami shook his head sadly, but then smirked. "He's going to be in trouble, but, who cares! I like where this is going!" and he got up and followed Yugi.

They made their way over to Grandpa who was walking towards the laundry room with an empty basket. Yugi put the head back on and he hid behind the wall that Grandpa was going to pass by. As Grandpa got closer, Yugi jumped out.

"ROAR!" Yugi cried.

Grandpa was taken aback slightly, but he regained himself and glared at Yugi.

"I thought I said you were grounded!" Grandpa yelled.

Yugi winced, and he pulled off the head as he said sorry, then scampered off to Yami who was on the couch, shaking his head sadly at Yugi.

"What?!" Yugi said as he walked over to Yami.

"Tsk tsk..." Yami said, shaking his head.

Yugi put his hands at his hips. "So you think you can do better, huh?"

"Yugi, anyone can do better," Yami replied with a tiny smirk.

"Fine! Let's see," Yugi said, and he dropped the head next to Yami on the couch.

- 1 minute later -

Grandpa was making his way back from the laundry room with a full basket of clean clothes. Then, he saw a big bear jump out from behind the wall. Grandpa was shocked, but recovered fast enough to glare and take a towel from the basket and whack his grandson with it.

"Bedroom! NOW! And make that three weeks!" he yelled again before he marched away.

Yami pulled the head off, groaning as he rubbed his head and arm where he got hit.

"Yugi, I don't like your Grandpa..." Yami said, a pout on his face, only to facepalm as he watched Yugi roll on the ground with laughter. Yami blinked. "I don't know why you're happy. You just got another week!"

Yugi sighed. "Yeah, but it was worth it!" he exclaimed.

Yami rose an eyebrow. "Meaning?"

"You're going to be there to keep me company, and I'll make sure you pay for getting me grounded for so long!"

Yami rose a brow. "Oh, I see..." he said, "So, you think I am going to be there with you for your entertainment?"

Yugi nodded with a big smile on his face, which then turned serious. "You better."

"Well I'm not!" Yami shouted.

Yugi's eyes went wide. "No, Yami! Please!" he pleaded.

"Yugi! NOW!" Grandpa's voice shouted from the kitchen.

Yugi pouted at Yami as he made his way upstairs, the spirit following behind slowly. Yami struggled to resist the puppy dog eyes Yugi was giving him, but he broke.

"Fine!" he said, sighing loudly after his exclamation.

Yugi's face lit up. "YAY!"

"YUGI!"

Yami and Yugi went wide eye. They gave each other a look, and then scurried up the stairs as fast as they could.

And that's the end of this chapter! I hope you liked it! Please review and tell me what you think. I know, this chapter was kind of random, but things get serious later on in the story. Hospitals… shall be involved.

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