Chapter 8

Gypsy's POV

I blinked, taking in my surroundings. Marik and Bakura's room. Said occupants staring at me. All we were wearing were our respective underwear. I was no fangirl of theirs, but the situation itself was making my brain shut down.

"Radamnit Ai..." was the last thing I remember saying before collapsing.

When I awoke, I was on the couch in the living room. Everyone was looking over me, concerned.

"What happened?" I yawned.

"You mean the part where you spent the night in my bed in only your underwear, or the part where Ai thoroughly embarrassed you and Bo had to get you out of it?" Bakura asked.

"Bo came and got me?" I asked.

"Yes. She put clothes on you too." Yami said. I looked down, and saw I has been changed into a pair of orange sweatpants and a blue tank top.

"Guys, I'm sorry. I never meant to get you into this mess."

"What mess? I don't see a mess. All I see is a friend who needs our help." Yugi said. I smiled. I had been truly blessed this time.

"What's today? Friday? Okay, We need to pack our bags, we're leaving in 2 days." I said, getting up. "Pack everything you need, I'll get them in the back."

And so we spent a good chunk of the day packing clothes, food, and entertainment into the Animobile.

"Be careful with this one, it has books in it." Bakura said, handing me a bag.

"Got it." I said, placing it next to the bed that Marik and Bakura would be sharing. I felt a bit sad, because I heard everything that Ai said to them this morning.

"You know I don't hate you, right?" I told him.

"You don't?" he asked offhandedly.

"Don't get me wrong, you're not my favorite. But it's not so much that I HATE you, as much as I am confused by your actions. You're a troublemaker, and that intrigues me."

"Heh, even during Season 5?" he laughed.

"Especially Season 5." I retorted. He laughed a little.

"You know, you're not half bad a fangirl either, even for one of the Pharaoh."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I said, pretending to be offended.

"Well, it's pretty obvious that you're crushing on him, and I can't blame you. But you're not an obsessive one. You also seem to hate other fangirls, and that's unusual. Why is that?"

I looked at the floor. "I suppose that what you say is true. I do like him a bit. But he doesn't belong with me. He belongs-"

"To Yugi?" Bakura finished my sentence. I snapped my head at him.

"How did you-"

"Ceiling Yaoi." he said.

"How do you know about that?" I asked.

"When you fainted on the day we met, Marik discovered it. He has a nose for it." he explained.

"Ah. I had forgotten that you two were Abridged counterparts." I said, hefting a costume bag over my shoulder.

"How did you figure that out, by the way?" he asked.

"Like this." I said, and then proceeded to quote a line from Marik Plays Slender The Arrival in a cheap approximation of Marik's voice.

"If I ever need help I just end up shouting 'BAKUUURRAAAAAAAA!' and things just tend to sort themselves out."

"You knew by our voices? But you fainted before we could say anything!"

"Yes, but Marik's initial cry for help shot through the whole house. I heard it from my bathroom loud and clear."

Bakura laughed. "Gypsy, you're alright."

"Thank you. You too, Prince of Thieves." I said. "And I apologize for Ai. She always was a bit of a horndog."

I reached for another bag, but discovered that they were all packed. By the time this happened, it was dinner time. Grilled Cheese sandwiches were the entree tonight. The rest of the night went smoothly, and I even woke up in my own bed the next morning.

I instantly knew it was Saturday. I rushed down the hall and stairs, turned on the tv, and waited. Waited for Yu-Gi-Oh to come on. And come on it did. Sweet Arabic music that suddenly turned sad when I realized I was still in Season 4. Ra damn Season 4, it made the world cry.

The episode ended as all Season 4 episodes did. With me in a ball, crying on the floor. I don't know how long I cried for, but I felt a nudge, and looked up to see Yugi looking at me, concerned.

"Gypsy, why are you crying?" he asked. I hugged his feet in response, as if a little kid had gotten someone out in a game of Snake In The Grass.

"Yugi, promise me that if Yami is ever forced to use a forbidden card, you'll stop him no matter what!" I cried. He looked at me like I was crazy.

"Gypsy, what are you talking about?" he asked. I just broke down crying again.

"Yugi, what's wrong with Gypsy?" Yami asked. He must have come into the room at some point.

"I'm not quite sure, but she said if you were ever forced to play a forbidden card that I should stop you." he replied.

My words grew frantic as I tried to explain to them what Season 4 entailed. "There was this guy, and he made you play an evil card, and you lost Yugi, and then there were more guys, and you scared me really bad, and-"

"Maybe some mental clarity would help." He said, putting a hand to my forehead.

"Wait what?" I said. He closed his eyes, and a few seconds later, he opened them in shock.

"I see."

"Yami, did you just read my mind?" I asked. He nodded. "But how did you-?!"

"Puzzle." he stated.

I looked at him confusedly. "What?"

"Hmm?" He brushed it off like it was nothing.

"Gypsy, We're not going anywhere. I promise you that." Yugi said.

I smiled, propped myself up, and gave him a proper hug. Yami joined the hug, leaving Yugi very confused. He was so adorable when he was confused.